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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
i thought that perhaps, having read this once, i wouldn't fall into the overwhelming black hole that this book is.
god was i wrong, and i love this book for it.
vita nostra swallows you whole, it chews thoroughly and it does not spit you out. it takes you in and you're forced to live in it, there is no way out. one of the few books that can capture me in its abstract ideas, and even when i can't understand it, i am still taken by it and want to be taken by it.
vita nostra is strong and relentless, i hope that the other books in the series are translated soon and i look forward to reading them.
god was i wrong, and i love this book for it.
vita nostra swallows you whole, it chews thoroughly and it does not spit you out. it takes you in and you're forced to live in it, there is no way out. one of the few books that can capture me in its abstract ideas, and even when i can't understand it, i am still taken by it and want to be taken by it.
vita nostra is strong and relentless, i hope that the other books in the series are translated soon and i look forward to reading them.
I am very underwhelmed. I liked the depth and complexity of the characters and how tangible the setting was, but this reads very much like YA, with teenage relationship problems and my-mom-remarried-and-had-a-baby issues and I found that aspect of the story very tiresome. The core concept was cool in principle but I didn't care for the execution .
I also had an issue with the use of physical deformity and disability as a metaphor for growth and transformation into something not human that is very scary while it's happening to you and others. I don't think I need to spell out why this is not a great device to use.
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the students must transcend their humanity and physical constraints and manifest into words that can directly alter the worldSpoiler
fear vs. love as a motivation can be very cliché, and the YA approach didn't help itI also had an issue with the use of physical deformity and disability as a metaphor for growth and transformation into something not human that is very scary while it's happening to you and others. I don't think I need to spell out why this is not a great device to use.
slow-paced
this weirdo of a book needed to be half the size. it could be my expectations after booktube's hype but vita nostra wasn't as impactful as i hoped it would be 😭 it's verbose and flowery in the messages it tries to portray which i don't find enjoyable.
I am giving this 5 stars not because it was a good or perfect book (it was not) but because I have never in my life read anything like it
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
For all the raving about a unique and compelling magic system, this just did not grip me at all. It wasn't lit-fic enough to be so vague, but it was too lit-fic to have such poor character development.
I enjoyed elements of the plot, and think that Sasha showed elements of interesting characterisation. However, this book seemed too smart for itself and did not convince me that the author knew what was going on.
I enjoyed elements of the plot, and think that Sasha showed elements of interesting characterisation. However, this book seemed too smart for itself and did not convince me that the author knew what was going on.
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
i feel like it was supposed to be super weird and confusing, but just as someone said in the reviews, i think my brain was too small for this book.
the first part of the book was enjoyable since it was Sasha reading unreadable books etc, but once it got to the Word and Verb and Nouns, I was just lost and tried to read through the book asap cus i felt like my braincell were being wasted (literally)
the first part of the book was enjoyable since it was Sasha reading unreadable books etc, but once it got to the Word and Verb and Nouns, I was just lost and tried to read through the book asap cus i felt like my braincell were being wasted (literally)
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-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