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challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
3.75
Not quite 4* because even a book that meanders through a couple hundred pages should have some sort of ordered non-structure; this frequently felt like Kadare was philosophising to the reader over coffee and drawing out points to examine without coming to a conclusion rather than persuading the reader of some greater truth. And yet; I am glad to have read it. I feel I have gained a deeper understanding of what it was like to live in a time of socialist realism and this book, part monograph and part autobiography, is an engaging read.
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide and Torture
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