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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Ahhh this was sad but well paced, I found it fun to read again with a book was genuinely enjoying, and not finding it a chore. A decent amount of good historical fiction, with some ideas around queerness and academia under the Iron Curtain that began to be developed, whilst others could’ve been explore more. This is a short book, and you do feel that. Some tropes of queer sadness and love triangles felt a little trite, but still felt engaging enough due to the beautiful prose and a protagonist I genuinely rooted for. Time to watch Dua Lipa’s book club video!
it's funny given that this book praises "giovanni's room" and baldwin so much, given it's pro america and capitalism stance (not saying communism like anything else isn't above criticism but COME ON NOW!!! this felt more than just the grass is greener on the other side and read more as bootlicking the heel of amerikkka). i do not think baldwin would have good things to say about this given baldwin's politics lmao. i hear him rolling in his grave as i am writing this.
skip this and just read "giovanni's room" instead!
ok just read the interview with the author at the end of the book and he says he was raised in germany and his parents escaped poland. he is one of those, i see.... the quote "how could i have lives and loved in dignity in communist poland?" tells me all i need to know about this guy lol. as if being gay has ever been easy anywhere and as if being gay in the west, specifically america was so much better? 🤨
skip this and just read "giovanni's room" instead!
ok just read the interview with the author at the end of the book and he says he was raised in germany and his parents escaped poland. he is one of those, i see.... the quote "how could i have lives and loved in dignity in communist poland?" tells me all i need to know about this guy lol. as if being gay has ever been easy anywhere and as if being gay in the west, specifically america was so much better? 🤨
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I needed a while to get into this book but then absolutely loved it - it touched me. I didn't know what this book was about when I started reading it but it was really good, was so positively surprised when finding out about the queer love story
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia, Violence, Blood, War
uau… simplesmente uau
talvez um dia consiga descrever o quão impactante este livro é, mas neste momento só consigo absorver e refletir na beleza que é a escrita do Tomasz Jedeowski, além da importância e necessidade da história que ele conta
o meu coração aperta por todos os “Ludwik”s e “Janusz”s, gostava de acreditar que o mundo hoje é um sítio melhor que há 40 anos atrás
talvez um dia consiga descrever o quão impactante este livro é, mas neste momento só consigo absorver e refletir na beleza que é a escrita do Tomasz Jedeowski, além da importância e necessidade da história que ele conta
o meu coração aperta por todos os “Ludwik”s e “Janusz”s, gostava de acreditar que o mundo hoje é um sítio melhor que há 40 anos atrás
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes