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madelonpaige's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Abortion, and Ableism
neurodivergentbookworm's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
emmashutup's review against another edition
3.0
It took me two months to read this book and yet that wasn't enough time to decide what I thought of it.
On one hand, it's too long. We follow 3 siblings in 3 different countries, and if you took the pages in this book, you could make almost a whole novel about each one. Sometimes they do boring things, and I don't need that!
On the other hand, the writing is striking, peculiar, and beautiful. (Thanks to Nichola Smalley for the English translation; I can always count on you!) There were so many moments throughout this book where I wanted to ponder over a particularly fine, astute phrase. Even so, the characters didn't really come alive for me, except for quick flashes where they really, really did.
The whole thing was just a really weird time, and I'm kind of glad it's over, but also kind of sorry. Strange, huh?
On one hand, it's too long. We follow 3 siblings in 3 different countries, and if you took the pages in this book, you could make almost a whole novel about each one. Sometimes they do boring things, and I don't need that!
On the other hand, the writing is striking, peculiar, and beautiful. (Thanks to Nichola Smalley for the English translation; I can always count on you!) There were so many moments throughout this book where I wanted to ponder over a particularly fine, astute phrase. Even so, the characters didn't really come alive for me, except for quick flashes where they really, really did.
The whole thing was just a really weird time, and I'm kind of glad it's over, but also kind of sorry. Strange, huh?
mininea's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
tdwightdavis's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
fast-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
3.75
A really strong and beautiful novel that’s hampered significantly by the amount of coincidence that it takes to make the plot work. But it also made me feel a lot of things and made me cry so. There’s that. Just a shame it’s hampered by so many contrivances.
quincy_kay_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
njw13's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-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? Yes
3.5