Reviews with content warning for Excrement - Children of Paradise

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Children of Paradise by Camilla Grudova

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katewhite77's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I Think This Book Is Designed For Cinophiles

Set in cinema this is also a satire on capitalism, corporatism of cinema and the day to day reality of the 9 to 5 grind.

This book is very grotesque throughout and is full of bodily fluid but I think that's in part due to the film references that were completely lost on me.

I don't think think this book would be to everyone taste.

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moa's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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julieggs's review

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challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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minnietimperley's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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lianne_rooney's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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catarinamcor's review against another edition

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challenging slow-paced

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

0.5

I’ve never given a classification of less than 2 to any book, and never wrote a full review but this book was simply beyond my tolerance for disturbing descriptions. The only reason I did not DNF this book was because I listened to the audiobook on my commute and it was a short one. I found it to be a story based almost exclusively on awful, gratuitously disgusting descriptions, unlikable characters and pretentious references/comments. The plot was almost nonexistent, but predictable for the biggest events, and I could not find a purpose for reading through it. I do not recommend this read, and especially not at meal times!

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