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Lies and Sorcery by Elsa Morante

emilylindo011's review

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

First 60% was great but after that it felt like it dragged on

jcmochnick's review

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emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

meowbrains's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

taryn_araksi's review

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a ~ not right now ~

loved the writing and i think it would’ve made for a good slow/steady read but unfortunately that part of my brain is broken right now

erinduffy713's review

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challenging dark reflective slow-paced

4.5

christinec's review

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

3.0

anabey's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

mathieudmrs's review

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challenging slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

It might be too long, and maybe not much happens in terms of plot per se, but the story is told in such a charismatic and purposeful manner that it kept me interested the entire time. The story is meandering and the characters are despicable, but there is clear intention behind everything. Much to think about 🤒

eunicek82's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

I enjoyed this book quite a bit, but found it too long. I did not appreciate the multiple false endings. I did like the twisty family story. 

emeadow's review

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4.0

Surely dragged on at many points but the ending was very possession! I’m glad I’m done w this book