Reviews - Hätte ich dein Gesicht

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Hätte ich dein Gesicht

Frances Cha

3.83 AVERAGE

theabominableartist's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

nerts's review against another edition

5.0

A 4.6 but rounded up to a 5! The story was incredibly written, the social commentary was interesting throughout, and the pasts of all 5 girls were balanced relatively well and intertwined with each other nicely :) The characters were definitely the shining points of this novel, and each character had their own unique flaws and strengths that really made them human and distinct from one another! I would love to say that one of the characters in particular stood out to me, but by the end of the novel I found myself equally fond of all of them and hoping the best for their futures :)

catbag's review against another edition

3.5

i could read about these girlies living their lives forever. this was no plot all vibes btw

IT'S NOT an original thought perhaps, but I think people watch so much TV because life would otherwise be unbearable. Unless you are born into a chaebol family or your parents were the fantastically lucky few who purchased land in Gangnam decades ago, you have to work and work and work for a salary that isn't even enough to buy a house or pay for childcare, and you sit at a desk until your spine twists, and your boss is somehow incompetent and a workaholic at the same time and at the end of the day you have to drink to bear it all.
But I grew up not knowing the difference between a bearable life and an unbearable life, and by the time I discovered there was such a thing, it was too late.