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Jakobsböckerna eller Den väldiga färden över sju gränser, fem språk och tre stora religioner, de små ej att förglömma by Jan Henrik Swahn, Olga Tokarczuk

4 reviews

aristarcodisamo's review against another edition

adventurous informative reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Antisemitism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Child death, Chronic illness, Incest, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

sdossantos's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Antisemitism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child death

reggiewoods's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense slow-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? Yes

3.25

Jacob Frank was an 18th century Polish Jew who claimed to be the messiah and started a religious movement that managed to piss off pretty much everyone that wasn’t a follower of his. I had never heard of Jacob Frank before this book, so I don’t know how accurate Tokarczuk’s account is, but it is indeed both epic and detailed. The only problem I had with this book happens to be a big one: I did not find Jacob Frank to be anything special. I don’t know if this is a failure of the author, the translator, or my own inherent skepticism, but nothing about Jacob ever helped me understand why people would see him as a prophet or messiah. Otherwise it is a solid book by a terrific author. I recommend it to fans of historical fiction, religious history, and epics.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

unboxedjack's review against another edition

I don't like the fact that after 10 days of slogging through this I couldn't even skim the last couple of books. The subject matter was appealing and the translation was top notch. Despite that, though, it felt like nothing really grabbed me nor was there a plot or character that I could connect to. I get that historical fiction is a unique genre and this was certainly an ambitious project, but for such a charismatic cult leader (which Jacob Frank so obviously was), this story felt flat. I'm perplexed as to why this was such a lauded book from Tokarczuk when her other works are so much richer. Two stars for a DNF. Ugh.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment