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bagelexpert's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
emblaunn's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Den här boken va inte alls som jag förväntade mig.
Den hade tre huvudkaraktärer varav jag avskydde 2 och älskade 1. Detta gjorde det jobbigt att följa den under så lång tid då jag bara njöt av en tredjedel.
Den behandlade klimatet på ett sätt jag upplevde som naivt och irriterande.
Den behandlade den psykiska ohälsan och sjukdomen hos karaktärerna som en form av muskelspännartävling som gör mig galen.
Den hade mystiken som var helt och fullt och totalt oförståeligt i mina ögon.
Men den hade Sebastian och Laura.
Den hade tre huvudkaraktärer varav jag avskydde 2 och älskade 1. Detta gjorde det jobbigt att följa den under så lång tid då jag bara njöt av en tredjedel.
Den behandlade klimatet på ett sätt jag upplevde som naivt och irriterande.
Den behandlade den psykiska ohälsan och sjukdomen hos karaktärerna som en form av muskelspännartävling som gör mig galen.
Den hade mystiken som var helt och fullt och totalt oförståeligt i mina ögon.
Men den hade Sebastian och Laura.
elliehamilton38's review
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
belsbooks06's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
jullecomer's review against another edition
2.0
Somehow I was both very intrigued and also horribly bored and confused? It picked up at certain parts and was really engaging, but overall it didn’t feel like there was any sort of cohesive plot
skaitanti's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
funktious's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Ooft, that was a bit of a slog.
A bit undecided on this one. The prose / translation was excellent and beautiful but somewhat dense and needed a lot of concentration to follow. The mystery ended up not being much of a mystery after all and I’m not sure why the Dad even needed to go missing. Ultimately there were a lot of extraneous details and while I get they were part of the blinding, magnificent system, they just added to the density.
I really liked Clara's parts, probably because I identify with her to a degree - the anxiety and climate fear specifically. Tilda was given a bit short shrift and Sebastian / Laura got old quickly, so I quite liked the ending there.
The real question seems to be - are you Team Bletchley or Team Gödel? I think I’m Team Gödel - I think we like to look for patterns and it’s fantastic when we find them, but I don’t think they mean anything more than that.
A bit undecided on this one. The prose / translation was excellent and beautiful but somewhat dense and needed a lot of concentration to follow. The mystery ended up not being much of a mystery after all and I’m not sure why the Dad even needed to go missing. Ultimately there were a lot of extraneous details and while I get they were part of the blinding, magnificent system, they just added to the density.
I really liked Clara's parts, probably because I identify with her to a degree - the anxiety and climate fear specifically. Tilda was given a bit short shrift and Sebastian / Laura got old quickly, so I quite liked the ending there.
The real question seems to be - are you Team Bletchley or Team Gödel? I think I’m Team Gödel - I think we like to look for patterns and it’s fantastic when we find them, but I don’t think they mean anything more than that.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Eating disorder
girlglitch's review against another edition
2.0
I picked up this book hoping for a whimsical family epic in the vein of Kate Atkinson, and in many ways A System delivers. For a while I really couldn’t understand when I wasn’t hooked when the story had so many great ingredients. But it lacks that essential element: charm. Sadly, it’s overlong, the magic realism is laborious and the characters unlikeable. So even though the prose is lively and fluent, and I can’t fault the translation, I found myself skimming sections, desperate to find a bit that would catch my interest. It never really happened.
Despite an interesting concept, sadly this was a miss for me.
*Thank you to Netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review*
Despite an interesting concept, sadly this was a miss for me.
*Thank you to Netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review*
calliope722's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
steph_jones89's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0