Scan barcode
skbrooke's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
brisingr's review against another edition
4.0
4.5??? we'll do this bullet points style because i got lazy:
- the romanian cover is misleading, with a cute drawing of a girl holding a hedgehog. basically: no, this is not a children's book.
- on the back of the book, it is said: the psychologists in france are recommending this book to their patients. i can probably see why, there are a lot of ways in which the world works, and it's impossible not to find yourself in at least one of them.
- this book doesn't open your eyes towards something new. rather, it makes you see daily aspects of your life with other eyes
- you're going to end up doing whatever this book wants to make out of you. you will cry and laugh and find yourself immensely sad or empty inside. all because, even if you're not a fan of the story or the characters, you'll still want to continue this book for that sentence that makes you go "evrika!", that makes it seem like the stars aligned for you to read that one sentence that might as well change your life a little bit
- the mundane, daily truths and events are what this book is made-up of and i had no idea it could twist a stomach in such ways
- i am still in awe and i need time to properly digest what happened here
- the romanian cover is misleading, with a cute drawing of a girl holding a hedgehog. basically: no, this is not a children's book.
- on the back of the book, it is said: the psychologists in france are recommending this book to their patients. i can probably see why, there are a lot of ways in which the world works, and it's impossible not to find yourself in at least one of them.
- this book doesn't open your eyes towards something new. rather, it makes you see daily aspects of your life with other eyes
- you're going to end up doing whatever this book wants to make out of you. you will cry and laugh and find yourself immensely sad or empty inside. all because, even if you're not a fan of the story or the characters, you'll still want to continue this book for that sentence that makes you go "evrika!", that makes it seem like the stars aligned for you to read that one sentence that might as well change your life a little bit
- the mundane, daily truths and events are what this book is made-up of and i had no idea it could twist a stomach in such ways
- i am still in awe and i need time to properly digest what happened here
nealagrace's review against another edition
4.0
at times this was too pretentious and just a vehicle for the author to air out her various opinions about certain philosophers and lowk fetishize Japanese culture BUT nonetheless… I still enjoyed it immensely and it did make me cry and it was very beautiful and I think it will remain with me for a long time. some wonderful and poignant writing about grief, life and death.
yettasoukup's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
babyjillysmom's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
It takes a really long time to figure out what the connections are between the characters. There is a lot of philosophical reflection from both main characters 12 year old suicidal Paloma and 54 year old Renee. They both lament about all sorts of things but both seem to have negative attitudes about class and others in general. I had a really hard time getting into the book. Then once I finally had invested myself Into the characters the ending is just tragic.
kristenesantos's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
eamcmahon3's review against another edition
2.0
Hot takes incoming.
This is the kind of book that people say is their favorite book so they can seem worldly and feel superior. The writing style was... hard to swallow. The ellipses are intention because there were so many in this book!!! Too many!! The second half was much better but still I really didn't like it.
Way too erudite for some casual fiction reading for my taste
This is the kind of book that people say is their favorite book so they can seem worldly and feel superior. The writing style was... hard to swallow. The ellipses are intention because there were so many in this book!!! Too many!! The second half was much better but still I really didn't like it.
Way too erudite for some casual fiction reading for my taste
alittle99's review against another edition
2.5
don’t think i enjoyed this. 100 pages in and i genuinely didn’t think i would be able to finish it but it does pick up about halfway through. an impressive read but think that takes away from its ability to be enjoyed.
rosiev425's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- 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? No
2.75
caylaelon's review against another edition
There was no real plot and i am sure inevitably we would have gotten to a point where there was a great moral of the story… but i was tired of reading the complaints about life from these two characters