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糜骨之壤

Olga Tokarczuk, Olga Tokarczuk

3.97 AVERAGE

jesirons's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional inspiring mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

arsettle's review against another edition

4.0

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Very enjoyable story line and well written book made for a quick read.

stasielisabeth's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

dolken's review against another edition

2.0

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

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I wanted to love the book, due to the writing and the astrology and murder mystery vibe, but ended up not liking the boob for the same reasons. Perhaps the translation is to blame, but I found the writing style incredibly stiff, unnatural and rather pretentious. The astrology elements became irrelevant and tedious. 
I did however like the "vengeful nature" part.

jasdean's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

leoniekrenger's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense 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

nessio's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

souhailareads's review against another edition

5.0

dark funny mysterious sad slow-paced

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This book was just delicious to sink into. The narrator is so eccentric and odd in the best way—her sharp observations and strange little world had me hooked. I loved how slow and eerie the pacing felt, like something unsettling was always creeping under the surface. It’s darkly funny, beautifully atmospheric, and honestly? My favorite read of the entire year 

eliaace123's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

_georgierose's review against another edition

4.5

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I loved this book. The theme of animal rights really grabbed me as someone who is vegan for ethical reasons, but was done in a way that I think would challenge the majority to think about how we treat animals for human consumption/entertainment. I ADORED the main character, she was brilliant, unapologetically herself and challenging “tradition” and the “norm” for what she believed in. 

I’m not an astrology gal - so those sections that were pure astrology I found difficult, otherwise I’d have scored it even higher.