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domenicar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
First of all, I have never seen more racial slurs in one book. I am not sure whether it was to highlight the awfulness of the characters or the author's edginess. All in all, I feel like the point could have been made without them and they made me enjoy the book less.
I also briefly considered DNF'ing this book, because it was painfully slow-paced. It was meandering for ages to finally arrive at reveals that were mostly fairly easy to guess and/or anti-climactic, especially towards the end.
This is the first book I've read from Herman Koch and despite everything, I generally liked his writing style and would probably try another book of his in the future.
Graphic: Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, and Murder
Moderate: Racism
jazsever's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Murder, Violence, Death, Alcohol, Mental illness, and Racism
rogy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs
guadagar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Classism and Violence
Moderate: Racism
nenaveenstra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Ik heb daar na het luisteren van dit boek nog steeds geen antwoord op. Het boek is namelijk erg Nederlands. De 'tolerante' houding van deze mensen jegens allerlei minderheidsgroepen is zo typisch, en de manier waarop alles eindigt zou best als racistisch kunnen worden beschouwd.
Maar goed, ik was wel geëntertaind. Als je begint aan dit boek, heb je geen idee wat je te wachten staat, en de manier waarop alles zich uitvouwde had ik - tot op de laatste kwart, denk ik - niet zien aankomen. Als je eenmaal weet wat er speelt, wordt het boek wel een beetje voorspelbaar. Het was prima.
Overigens; ik zie veel mensen zeggen dat dit een boek is over hoever ouders gaan om hun kinderen te beschermen. Maar in mijn ogen proberen ze alleen maar zichzelf te beschermen. Michel is een kopie van zijn vader. Als Michel door de mand valt, doet Paul dat ook. En hetzelfde geldt voor Serge.
(Zoals altijd bij luisterboeken vraag ik me af of ik er meer van had genoten als ik het met mijn eigen ogen had gelezen, maar we zullen het nooit weten.)
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Murder and Racism
Minor: Abortion
jannedvd's review against another edition
- 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
1.5
Graphic: Racism and Violence
3eggomelet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Murder, and Xenophobia
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Racism
lilmollyjo0301's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, and Murder
anagspereira's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Hate crime, Racism, and Classism
Minor: Violence, Death, and Physical abuse
pamietnikzczytelni's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Racism