Reviews

Medea and Her Children by Lyudmila Ulitskaya

inesdef's review against another edition

4.0

A travel through time in Soviet Crimea, I really enjoyed the description of the region, its nature, atmosphere, seasons... and the trajectories of so many different characters and generations. I also loves that it is so multicultural, with Greeks from the Euxine Sea, Georgians, Russians, Koreans... (I read the French translation, not registered on Goodreads)

silvianotsylvia's review against another edition

5.0

A great summer read. I finished it quite fast, just didn't get the time to upload a review. A lot of characters, and a lot of happenings, but somehow I had no problem keeping up with them. I loved the casual way the stories were sometimes exposed, and the deep way the author dealt with some more heavy stuff.

ingridm's review

reflective slow-paced

3.0

potzak's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

zenaide's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

jelenajot's review

3.0

Ulickin jezik je alfa i omega. Citav mit o Medeji izvrnut naopacke - ovdje Medeja okuplja i drzi porodicu na okupu. Igranje sa sudbinom, slobodnom voljom, ljubavlju, brakom, prevarom... pa, junaci Ulicke se nose dobro sa tim. Na momente tragicno, na momente komicno ali uvijek toplo.

3* jer mi nije period. Ocito godina.