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Collected Works by Lydia Sandgren

saralitohoglundo's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

laura_reads_'s review

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mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ellysin's review against another edition

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2.0

Jag är så glad att det är över

ronnyg's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

celiaf's review against another edition

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slow-paced

2.5

sabinea's review against another edition

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5.0

Jag instämmer i hyllningskören till Lydia Sandgrens Samlade verk, det här var verkligen en riktigt bra bok.

Personporträtten var levande och handlingen inkluderar både livets alldaglighet och de största frågorna om alltings mening. Jag känner ovanligt starkt för romankaraktärerna, kanske för att de har så mycket gemensamt med mina egna nära och kära (och för den delen mig själv), och jag kommer sakna deras sällskap. Jag gillade inte alls intervjun med Martin som inledde varje kapitel, men förutom det så har jag inga stora invändningar. Sidantalet avskräckte mig länge från att börja läsa men så här i efterhand hade boken gärna fått fortsätta en stund till.

kleonard's review against another edition

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2.0

In this enormous novel, the central character, Cecilia, is off-stage almost the entire time, which is too bad, because her story--that of a woman who decides that she is not happy being a mother--is a very real and under-represented one. But the bulk of the story is about the friendships of Martin Berg, a would-be writer who can never get his act together enough to actually write anything to its completion. There's a lot of Martin faffing about while his best friend becomes an alcoholic but prolific and lauded painter. People smoke a ton, and use oral tobacco, which is just gross. People move through Martin's life, he gets a soft landing at a career through a friend, and generally annoyed this reader quite a lot. I could see why his wife left, and why his kids don't want to spend much time with him. Overall, the novel's got a nice unreliable-narrator vibe going on, but I can't really recommend it.

clarandreasson's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective

3.5

ellamariadenise1's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

emmykatt1453's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring mysterious relaxing sad slow-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0