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Cemile by Chingiz Aïtmatov

benjamin_harnden's review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.75

bookynooknook's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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07holditchm's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-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

4.75

This book is written in beautiful but restrained language. It has that feeling of a naive / innocent narrator who can observe the beauty of the world around them without being florid. I found this book to be almost perfect.
My only complaint is the last part felt to quick, suddenly the seasons changed and Jamilia and Daniyar had eloped, I would have liked to feel a bit more build up in the autumn too

rodica_b's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad

5.0

jon288's review against another edition

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3.0

Not bad. A bit heavy handed at points, but fun to read a book set among the nomadic steppe people of Kyrgyzstan, and written by someone that knows the life intimately

literary_hazelnut's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad fast-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

4.75

khdijah's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

_poppy_'s review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

aliteraryadventure's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

roborowski's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5