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Kejsarn av Portugallien by Selma Lagerlöf

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pjv1013's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

oaxleaf's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Reading historical works can sometimes be heart-breaking. All you can think is that if only these people had been born a few decades later, they could have lived far happier lives. The Emperor of Portugallia is a story about a father’s love for his daughter and his grief when she leaves him, and the juxtaposition between his comforting delusions and the harsh reality of his spiral and how the people around him
view him as a spectacle. It’s a story about mental illness and loss, but more than anything, a story about ceaseless, unconditional love.

2manybooks_'s review against another edition

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reflective slow-paced

Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

paulap's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes

3.25

This was somewhat endearing, even though it was quite tragic too. About a man that almost accidentally becomes a proud loving father, and how as his daughter grows up, distance appears, which breaks him. I really enjoyed it, it was nothing grand, but one of those quieter novels that touch the feelings