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ginepro's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
ellalinneae's review
5.0
first of all... yes I FINALLY finished it. But for some reason I feel kind of empty and sad. I will miss the characters.
Väinö Linna I such a great author. I don't know how to explain this but these books could've been worse. Easily. But Väinö Linna managed to write it very very well. I admit it... there were boring and uninteresting parts but there were also a lot of really interesting parts. For example he explained Finland's civil war very well and kept me interested through the 3 books. It was also nice to read what life was like 100 years ago. I'm really happy I read these books.
The only reason I'm not giving it 5 starts is probably the fact that there were a lot of unnecessary parts. I read so many speeches (?) of communism and socialism that I'm basically specialist by now (just kidding).
But yea. Overall a great book about Finland's history and everyday life. 4/5 would recommend.
Väinö Linna I such a great author. I don't know how to explain this but these books could've been worse. Easily. But Väinö Linna managed to write it very very well. I admit it... there were boring and uninteresting parts but there were also a lot of really interesting parts. For example he explained Finland's civil war very well and kept me interested through the 3 books. It was also nice to read what life was like 100 years ago. I'm really happy I read these books.
The only reason I'm not giving it 5 starts is probably the fact that there were a lot of unnecessary parts. I read so many speeches (?) of communism and socialism that I'm basically specialist by now (just kidding).
But yea. Overall a great book about Finland's history and everyday life. 4/5 would recommend.
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