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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
slow-paced
Maybe I'm experiencing burn out with depressed Russians and trains, but by the end I was ready for Yuri and Lara's fates.
Bookclub pick, but I don't want to. I couldn't care less about Russian history. And honestly - although it's a meme by now - what's up with the billion irrelevant characters?
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Great image of Russia in the early days of communism. It is amazingly shown how lives of ordinary people changed because of the revolution. Very thought-provoking
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
En välkänd klassiker och borde vara intressant men tyvärr inte en bok för mig. Jag hade jättesvårt att hänga med i handlingen och trots att boken handlar om en mycket intressant tidsepok minns jag ingenting om det. Det enda som jag minns är Jurijs relation till Lara och den har jag svårt att sympatisera med. Jag tycker endast synd om Tonja. Jag är inte så mycket för såna där skildringar av ”olycklig smäktande kärlek”… Det ska i alla fall inte va på det här sättet.
I've always loved the 1965 movie but had never gotten around to reading the book. Its so much more intricate and I loved how the characters touch each other's lives (in most cases unbeknownst to each other) throughout the book. It reminded me a bit of war and Peace in that it switches from family life and the military/societal life. I found it far less romantic than the film but also infinitely more interesting. This is the first book I've actually been interested in reading different translations to see how the story changes. I wonder how hard learning Russian would be?