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Paradise Rot by Jenny Hval

deanneuh's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

briony99's review against another edition

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

2.5

izzy006's review

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challenging dark tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

thehannah's review

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

4.75

cfabb's review

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4.0

Honestly, not entirely sure what happened but enjoyed the ride 

katyamarcelle's review

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mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

lavrendy's review against another edition

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4.0

Small story with some scrumptious writing. For anyone looking to read Big Swiss, maybe try this first! I couldn’t finish BS because the wackiness felt too contrived. Paradise Rot wore it better (and first).

There were moments that freaked me out. But then I was like aww sweet

peytondani's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5⭐️The things that Julia Ducournau could do with this material…it’s gross, sapphic, biblical…THE POTENTIAL

thefatspicegirl's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

i don't think i've ever read a book that had the word "urine" that many times???

bblackwood's review

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dark medium-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

3.0