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rostock's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Rape, Violence, Mental illness, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Self harm
momentsonpages's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Ich hab viel über das Buch gehört und hatte dementsprechend hohe Erwartungen, bevor ich mit dem Lesen begonnen habe.
Takis Würgers Roman behandelt viele gesellschaftsrelevante Themen, wie Homophobie, Männlichkeit oder sexuelle Übergriffe, mir hat auch das Kriminalelement super gefallen. Dennoch bin ich irgendwie nicht ganz warm geworden mit dem Roman und vor allem den Charakteren. Ich hatte das Gefühl die Geschichte bleibt eher an der Oberfläche, die Charaktere bleiben wenig greifbar.
Vor allem zum Ende hin, hat das Buch sich für mich ein bisschen gedreht und hat ein paar Stärken entwickelt als es darum ging, was Hans Fazit von seiner Mission ist.
Der Club ist definitiv ein kurzweiliger Roman, der eine klare und prägnante Sprache besitzt und mich aber dennoch nicht komplett überzeugen konnte.
Takis Würgers Roman behandelt viele gesellschaftsrelevante Themen, wie Homophobie, Männlichkeit oder sexuelle Übergriffe, mir hat auch das Kriminalelement super gefallen. Dennoch bin ich irgendwie nicht ganz warm geworden mit dem Roman und vor allem den Charakteren. Ich hatte das Gefühl die Geschichte bleibt eher an der Oberfläche, die Charaktere bleiben wenig greifbar.
Vor allem zum Ende hin, hat das Buch sich für mich ein bisschen gedreht und hat ein paar Stärken entwickelt als es darum ging, was Hans Fazit von seiner Mission ist.
Der Club ist definitiv ein kurzweiliger Roman, der eine klare und prägnante Sprache besitzt und mich aber dennoch nicht komplett überzeugen konnte.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Gun violence, and Rape
Minor: Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism
louisebeereading's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
A German student is tasked with infiltrating an all-male Cambridge boxing club to uncover it's dark secrets. Follow Hans as he attempts to join this club, solve the mystery and keep his head on straight.
I really enjoyed this book. My first time reading a novel translated from German. However, it was hard to rate - it's a challenging but capitvating read. The writing/translation and character development was well done, but different to what I am used to. On review I see how the issues could have been handled more delicately, but I'm not sure how much of that to attribute to "lost in translation" and flaws of the way the characters themselves think. I still can't believe how underrated this book is, I was hooked from the first 20 pages and despite being a hard subject matter to do well, the mystery element meant I wanted to keep on reading. I read it in two days, around a full time job.
Despite thinking it's underrated, and having enjoyed it, I have a hard time thinking of who I can recommend this to. A strange mix. Kind of a paperback fiction chick lit version of a mystery book dealing with class and entitled men.
Read the trigger warnings and if you're ready for a quick, mysterious, challenging read, that you don't mind looking at critically, give it a go.
I really enjoyed this book. My first time reading a novel translated from German. However, it was hard to rate - it's a challenging but capitvating read. The writing/translation and character development was well done, but different to what I am used to. On review I see how the issues could have been handled more delicately, but I'm not sure how much of that to attribute to "lost in translation" and flaws of the way the characters themselves think. I still can't believe how underrated this book is, I was hooked from the first 20 pages and despite being a hard subject matter to do well, the mystery element meant I wanted to keep on reading. I read it in two days, around a full time job.
Despite thinking it's underrated, and having enjoyed it, I have a hard time thinking of who I can recommend this to. A strange mix. Kind of a paperback fiction chick lit version of a mystery book dealing with class and entitled men.
Read the trigger warnings and if you're ready for a quick, mysterious, challenging read, that you don't mind looking at critically, give it a go.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Classism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence
Minor: Gun violence, Homophobia, Suicide, Self harm, and Drug use
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