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ebokhyllami's review against another edition
4.0
Underlig bok om makt og misbruk, revolusjon og opprør og en sterk manns svake sønn. Alt foregår i et ukjent samfunn blant innfødte og hvite settlere. Forstyrrende slutt. God og tankevekkende.
hthr_'s review
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
emzireads's review
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
2.5
Beautiful prose but I didn’t enjoy the characters
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation
Moderate: Rape
sofialeyb's review
dark
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
deepakchecks's review
4.0
Not quite sure what to make out of it. The book is definitely metaphorical, a tragedy told through the perspectives of a colonizer and his family. There are few white people living in a colonized land (the actual geographical setting is not revealed), realize that the natives are unrest and the new government may help them grab land/property from the rich. They decide they have to leave the land as soon as possible and make the necessary plans. To this situation is added, the arrival of Carine to the family of Tom, a volcanic eruption, a feast arranged that turns out into sexual flourishes. With the impending doom of the civil rebellion looming in the atmosphere, the last days of the colonizers are depicted. The prose is beautiful and sparse and is a treat. Highly recommended, although I could not make out a lot of the connections.
steff_jade's review
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
The premise of this book hooked me in, but my high hopes were slashed very quickly. The writing is repetitive and the dialogue bland and unrealistic. Whilst there are a few scenes of not, for the most part, nothing much happens in the story. The final scene was by far the most exciting and engaging and left me wanting to read the story of what happened next. Too bad the rest of the book did not envoke this.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abortion, Violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Excrement, Death, and Death of parent
librosprestados's review against another edition
4.0
Han pasado varios días desde que terminé este libro. Su efecto ha ido macerando en mí. Y todavía estoy en shock. Todavía soy incapaz de expresar lo que me hizo sentir.
Mal. Principalmente me hizo sentir mal. Incómoda. Acongojada. Esperando a que esa atmósfera que se iba cargando estallara de repente. Temiendo que estallara.
No es una novela para estómagos sensibles. He leído libros más gráficos que este que, sin embargo, no me han producido tal efecto o me han dejado indiferente. La muerte, la violencia (tanto física como verbal), la decadencia de unas personas, de un país... todo eso está condensado en esta corta novela.
Pero realmente no puedo expresar con palabras lo que sentí.
Mal. Principalmente me hizo sentir mal. Incómoda. Acongojada. Esperando a que esa atmósfera que se iba cargando estallara de repente. Temiendo que estallara.
No es una novela para estómagos sensibles. He leído libros más gráficos que este que, sin embargo, no me han producido tal efecto o me han dejado indiferente. La muerte, la violencia (tanto física como verbal), la decadencia de unas personas, de un país... todo eso está condensado en esta corta novela.
Pero realmente no puedo expresar con palabras lo que sentí.