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Turbulence by David Szalay

itsmoleyreads's review against another edition

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reflective fast-paced

4.0

livybee00's review against another edition

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3.0

Tak szybko jak przeczytałam, tak szybko zapomnę. Już wiem, że nie zostanie ze mną na dłużej

cherryscraps's review against another edition

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

3.75

tasnims's review against another edition

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3.0

Life is fleeting and we are all connected!

wallop's review against another edition

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emotional reflective fast-paced

3.75

Good concept with a satisfying ending. I could forgive the darkness once I clocked the clever title. Thought-provoking at times but mainly nice just to have an easy read.

nataliaivonica's review against another edition

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1.0

vou fingir que li tudo mas na verdade foram só 92%.
em nenhum momento eu liguei pra nenhum personagem (e são muito). existem alguns momentos que soam extremamente racistas e xenofóbicos. e a cereja do bolo foi a narradora do audiobook que fazia TODOS os sotaques do mundo todo, que pareciam mais uma zoação do que um sotaque em si. esse livro inteiro é feito de péssimas escolhas.
nunca julguem um livro pela capa, crianças.

sophie211green's review against another edition

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2.0

I really liked the idea of this book and was super excited to read it. The book just fell really flat for me. Like the chapters could have been a bit longer and I didn’t really like any of the characters. I also found myself just not caring about anything that was going on. I could tell that the ending was supposed to have like a heartwarming sad moment but i felt nothing sadly.

Three stars because while i did not like any of the characters much, I give credit to the author for writing such developed characters in such short vingettes.

hannahsendelbach's review against another edition

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4.0

effortless!! the prose!!

alyssaddouglas's review against another edition

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5.0

Interesting and good read.

k_lenn's review against another edition

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3.0

Ooh, I'm a bit conflicted about this one.

On one hand, I'm deeply curious about the lives of other people. It seems surreal that every stranger I see has a complete life of their own, with a subjective experience that's similar to mine but also completely different. And because of that, I loved that this book showed a 'slice of life' look at a wide variety of people, with a little string connecting them all together.

But on the other hand... a part of me couldn't help but wonder "Is that all?" when I closed the book. It's a very interesting idea, but nothing really wow'd me.

It's a quick read, however, and the writing style is easy to digest, even when the characters are dealing with more grim aspects of life such as illness, death, infidelity, etc. I don't think I'll remember this book for very long, but I enjoyed reading it quite a bit.