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strange, rich and compelling, but despite not being able to read the original hungarian, i am convinced the translation does it a disservice. did you know that the actual translation of the title is bonfire, not bone fire? thats a big fuckup, guys! and that's the TITLE OF THE BOOK. I cannot even imagine what that means for the rest of the novel, so I've decided the list of things i didn't like about the writing style (weird descriptions, stilted dialogue, overusage of the word cunt for some reason) are a bad translation. which is really unfortunate, because this book has so much going on that i did like.

if you would like an example of great translation, go read han kang's work. thank you deborah smith <3

katiequack's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

reka's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

duhitsamanda's review against another edition

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4.0

This one is a slow burn, and I wasn’t a fan of the narration for about half of the book, but the way the narrator observes the world and grows throughout the course of the book almost had me tip the scales to a 5.

4.5

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