Reviews

Hmm. I did not dislike this book. But after 3 weeks I'm only 39% through this massive thing and my interest is gone. DNF for now.
I agree with antonomasia's review. Maybe I'll come back to it. There's an eff-ton of symbolism that went over my head.

martinclarke's review against another edition

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mysterious slow-paced

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

3.25

fai_aka's review against another edition

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4.0

It’s been a long time since I read a novel targeting the adults, so I’m finding it quite difficult at first to get used to the more advanced vocabularies and her writing style—I kept having to search meaning of certain words in order to understand the story, something that I haven’t done in a while because I have been reading mostly YA books.

~Page 81:
It’s getting interesting. I’m getting through the story faster than I expected I would.

~Page 521:
The pacing got slower and the story got confusing for a while but then it was recapped by one of the characters, which really helped me understand the story.
Now it’s getting more and more interesting to me.Such a convoluted plot.

I didn’t think that the story would wrapped up nicely like this(there are some mysteries unexplained but I’m fine with drawing my own conclusions). Eleanor Catton is a genius!

maryeverettb's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

keiyi's review against another edition

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challenging slow-paced

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

4.5

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