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suzyq's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Abortion, Misogyny, Dementia, Child death, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Classism, and Sexual content
alexture's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Toutes les dix pages, un paragraphe exprimait tout ce que j'avais besoin de lire et justifiait le reste de ma lecture.
Le mélange des langues (avec une traduction absolument phénoménale de Rose Labourie) reflétait ce qui se passe dans mon cerveau.
Et accessoirement ma lecture tombe pile au moment où je veux me remettre à l'allemand, une délicieuse coïncidence.
Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual violence
Minor: Transphobia
lieblingslibri's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Diesen Fragen geht Kim de L'Horizon in 'Blutbuch' nach. Das Ergebnis ist nicht immer angenehm zu lesen – was es wahrscheinlich auch nicht sein soll –, steckt voller sprachlicher Gewalt und offenbart eine meisterhafte Verstrickung von Themen und Wörtern. Körperlichkeit, familiäre Traumata, Identitäten und Sprache(n) werden da verhandelt, und dann ist da noch die Blutbuche, dieser magische Baum, der sich durch das ganze Buch zieht, die Grossmeer, also Großmère, also Grußmutter, und ihre früh verstorbene Schwester, nach der sie benannt wurde. Ergreifend schreibt De l'Horizon von Verwebungen und Versuchen von Ausbrüchen. Und auch wenn ich das Buch weiterempfehlen würde, die Auszeichnung mit dem Deutschen Buchpreis letztes Jahr sowas von absolut nachvollziehen kann, so muss ich doch warnend darauf hinweisen: Manche Szenen muss man echt aushalten können. Nichtsdestotrotz ist 'Blutbuch' ein immens wichtiges Buch über die Queerness von Menschen und auch von Sprache; ein berührender Text über Identität und Familie und wie wir mit den vorangegangenen Generationen unwiederbringlich verwoben sind, weil wir aus diesen kommen, und wie wir uns zugleich von diesen lösen müssen. Kim de l'Horizon macht das über die Sprache, über Briefe, und schreibt sich so langsam von seiner Meer und Grossmeer, seiner Mutter und Großmutter, los. Und kommt ihnen dadurch erst nahe. Das Thema Geschlecht ist immer präsent, doch würde ich als eigentliches Hauptthema Identität nennen, und so konnte ich als cis-Frau unglaublich viel mitnehmen, das auch mich persönlich in meinem Leben beschäftigt. Große Leseempfehlung also.
Graphic: Sexual content, Racial slurs, and Sexual violence
seulgireads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Sexual content, Racism, Misogyny, Violence, and Abortion
Minor: Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Stalking, Classism, Rape, Eating disorder, Blood, Sexual violence, Slavery, Homophobia, Transphobia, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Forced institutionalization, Outing, Suicide, Hate crime, Gun violence, and Murder
m_for_mary's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Sexual violence
starrydorian's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Dementia
Moderate: Abortion and Sexual violence
Minor: Child abuse
alrauna's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Dementia, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Self harm, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Violence
Minor: Forced institutionalization and Incest
menschenliebe's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
You can tell that a lot went into this and I will certainly re-read this. How it plays with language is absolutely fascinating. I tried to summarize it with a friend and struggled to do it justice! Know I just need someone to read it around me to discuss it!
Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Xenophobia
lokes's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Drug use, Dysphoria, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Torture, Outing, Rape, Sexism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Vomit, Drug abuse, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Slavery, Transphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Stalking, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Gore, Grief, Body shaming, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Antisemitism, Biphobia, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, and Racism
tab9's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Dementia
Moderate: Blood and Abortion
Minor: Infertility, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Excrement, and Physical abuse