Reviews

Termush by Sven Holm

ninetytimesnine's review

dark mysterious reflective tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

marinalikeaboatyard's review

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

truly can’t understand the bad reviews on here…this tiny book has so much to say. 

tontu00's review

challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

shortybtrippin's review

2.0

I saw this book in one of those categories on the main library page of the Libby app and thought it looked interesting, I figured I’d give it a shot since it was short.

I love post apocalyptic books, movies, etc but this was just not doing it for me. Some of it was interesting but most of it was confusing. I’m not sure what it was, sometimes I would read the same sentence a couple times and think…what the hell are they saying? I guess this book was translated into English so maybe it’s just that and I’m not a total idiot. Giving it 2 stars because it was short.

lexlauren's review

fast-paced

3.75

aiswaldron's review

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

cayleejanet's review

2.5

there is nothing to say about this book bc it is so dry and boring to be honest. interesting concept but idk really just nothing special 

michachi's review

dark mysterious reflective slow-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

4.0

annalovesbooks's review

Very unsettling. Loved the prose. 

humblebee20's review

2.0

As much as the title and reviews pushed me to believe this was a modern classic whose cautionary tale persists even today. Instead I was met with a cool concept and sadly boring execution. Despite the short length of the novella, I was still slogging through three page long chapters and prose that shows its age. Maybe I'm not inclined toward older books, but I had come into this with slightly too high expectations. A tale of survivors who live in luxury despite the apocalypse sound so investing, but this just wasn't my cup of tea. Too little happens and too much is left in the air.