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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is a sweeping book that explores structure and how people prey upon each other.
challenging
dark
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A challenging read with really unique framing. David Mitchell manages to write with 5 voices in one book, each with its own powerful identity.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Infidelity, Alcohol, Classism
Minor: Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Murder
An interesting read, though I wish there was a bit more to be made about the connections between the stories.
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I’m not being dramatic but this book is one of the best ever written.
The first time I read it, the so far only time, I was in south of Africa. Sometimes the environment affects the reading experience. In this case it really enhanced it.
This book does not only have such a rich story, taken place across space and time, it is also one of the most skillfully written books of all time. Every chapter takes place in a different time and every chapter is written in a different medium and with a different style. From letters to diarys to interviews.
And at it’s centre a story about love and humanity.
So when reading about the apocalyptic future for humanity I was sitting in a remote village in the mountains without running water and electricity. All the while like the book was taken place all around me.
The first time I read it, the so far only time, I was in south of Africa. Sometimes the environment affects the reading experience. In this case it really enhanced it.
This book does not only have such a rich story, taken place across space and time, it is also one of the most skillfully written books of all time. Every chapter takes place in a different time and every chapter is written in a different medium and with a different style. From letters to diarys to interviews.
And at it’s centre a story about love and humanity.
So when reading about the apocalyptic future for humanity I was sitting in a remote village in the mountains without running water and electricity. All the while like the book was taken place all around me.
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes