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Kallocain by Karin Boye

th_em's review against another edition

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dark reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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kiso's review against another edition

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reflective

4.0

kismazsola's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes

4.5

elvism's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

knurf's review

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

danielamaia's review against another edition

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4.0

What I do know is that by sick parents and sick teachers still sicker children are being brought up, until the sick has now become the norm and the healthy a horror.

lddlb's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

ida05's review against another edition

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

4.0

elsewhere5's review against another edition

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2.0

This book was not my favourite, largely because of the unpleasant main character. He is clearly meant to be unlikeable but it made the reading experience unenjoyable for me.

norastar's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced
  • 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? It's complicated

3.75