Reviews

What You Can See from Here by Mariana Leky

crownjules73's review against another edition

2.0

I couldn’t make up my mind about his book. At times it is sweet, childlike and amusing, but sometimes I found myself irritated and a little bored. Some people will love the contemporary writing style (a little Olive Kittridge?) but for me it depended on my mood. I found I couldn’t lose myself in it, usually because an odd translation had distracted me (e.g. county seat, does that mean “city”?) or because I was annoyed The Optician didn’t have a name. I think, overall, this book will be like Marmite, many will give it 5 stars, but others will struggle to see the magic. Thank you for the advance copy, sorry I didn’t like it more.

x_librarian's review

Not engaging enough 

fiona_k_2311's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

clarav's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.5

elliegw's review

funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

phivoe's review against another edition

adventurous funny relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.0

karina5's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted

5.0

krst2020's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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? N/A

4.0

Am Anfang etwas sperrig. Wollte erst aufhören, dann aber doch gut 😌 

sonnenblumenmadl's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

dankolar's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective slow-paced

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

4.5