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daisiesbloom's review against another edition
4.0
Get ready to cry.
It is sad and frustrating how people always forget about women who were participating in wars as well. We don't get to see their places and their struggles.
It was an interesting intake to see how it looked like in the normal Auyl during the war. How people lived during the war and what was it like to fight their battles but not on the actual battlefield.
This book is about mothers, daughters, granddaughters, wives, workers and many more sides of women who were doing everything just to stay alive and wait for their beloved ones to come back.
It was heartbreaking when their sons, fathers and brothers didn't come back but they always found a way to come to their senses and take care of their children.
Books about war are always draining but it shows that we have to avoid it.
It is sad and frustrating how people always forget about women who were participating in wars as well. We don't get to see their places and their struggles.
It was an interesting intake to see how it looked like in the normal Auyl during the war. How people lived during the war and what was it like to fight their battles but not on the actual battlefield.
This book is about mothers, daughters, granddaughters, wives, workers and many more sides of women who were doing everything just to stay alive and wait for their beloved ones to come back.
It was heartbreaking when their sons, fathers and brothers didn't come back but they always found a way to come to their senses and take care of their children.
Books about war are always draining but it shows that we have to avoid it.
katia26's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
evelina96's review
challenging
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
This was my pick for a book from Kyrgyzstan. It is not a book I would have read otherwise, it was an odd experience. This book confuses me because there are some parts that I like and then there are some parts of the book that I really don't understand. One of the things I thought was interesting is that it's about man vs. nature (including wildlife animals). The story is quite sad and tragic, especially the ending. Another thing that fascinated me was that Aitmatov wrote from a wolf's perspective. But then there is a section of the book that makes no sense and is mostly rambling about religion. My overall impression of the book is confusion, there is no overarching plot, just snippets here and there and it is hard to understand and keep up with the writing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use
Moderate: Child death and Animal death
elesamarie's review
5.0
This is a great book by a Central Asian author named Chingiz Aitmov. It was recommended to me by my friend Rosa who is familiar with his work. I think it's a great read and highly recommend it to anyone who can get their hands on a copy. Mine's currently on loan...
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