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Solenoide by Mircea Cărtărescu

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berrito's review against another edition

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challenging dark 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

5.0

eliza_m_ecrire's review against another edition

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1.0

Bon sang, mais quel livre chiant.

tarrowood's review against another edition

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5.0

I really couldn’t even begin rating this one without reading others reviews of it. It is reminiscent of Kafka and Joyce; it is megalithic in its exploration of the surreal, the sojourn into dreams and fears. It is a novel that, without finishing, is inexplicable, unexplorable. The ending lays out the legend of a dense cartography. I believe you could study Solenoid for years and never find an end to your discoveries. The autofiction of the novel also serves as a tie to reality in a world that almost relies on its exploration of the metaphysical and oneiric.

itismebruna's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

nathansnook's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

*DNF

i'm claiming defeat and just hate seeing this still on my "still reading" shelf on this god forsaken app i'm so sorry

look, very trippy interesting claustrophobic labyrinthic yet all so liberating???

letting memories roam. letting history speak. letting it all go.

admitting to a life lived.

that's all i've gotten out of it, and have appreciated what i've read. it's just too big of a book and i only have a pdf of it god save me

*also note that i claimed this as my fav read of 2022 okay leave me alone

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