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raisinflakies's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Violence, and Rape
Minor: Murder, Alcohol, Blood, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Self harm, Sexism, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Suicide
rostock's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
Minor: Sexual violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Rape, Violence, Mental illness, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Self harm
momentsonpages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Takis Würgers Roman behandelt viele gesellschaftsrelevante Themen, wie Homophobie, Männlichkeit oder sexuelle Übergriffe, mir hat auch das Kriminalelement super gefallen. Dennoch bin ich irgendwie nicht ganz warm geworden mit dem Roman und vor allem den Charakteren. Ich hatte das Gefühl die Geschichte bleibt eher an der Oberfläche, die Charaktere bleiben wenig greifbar.
Vor allem zum Ende hin, hat das Buch sich für mich ein bisschen gedreht und hat ein paar Stärken entwickelt als es darum ging, was Hans Fazit von seiner Mission ist.
Der Club ist definitiv ein kurzweiliger Roman, der eine klare und prägnante Sprache besitzt und mich aber dennoch nicht komplett überzeugen konnte.
Moderate: Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Gun violence, and Rape
Minor: Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism
louisebeereading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I really enjoyed this book. My first time reading a novel translated from German. However, it was hard to rate - it's a challenging but capitvating read. The writing/translation and character development was well done, but different to what I am used to. On review I see how the issues could have been handled more delicately, but I'm not sure how much of that to attribute to "lost in translation" and flaws of the way the characters themselves think. I still can't believe how underrated this book is, I was hooked from the first 20 pages and despite being a hard subject matter to do well, the mystery element meant I wanted to keep on reading. I read it in two days, around a full time job.
Despite thinking it's underrated, and having enjoyed it, I have a hard time thinking of who I can recommend this to. A strange mix. Kind of a paperback fiction chick lit version of a mystery book dealing with class and entitled men.
Read the trigger warnings and if you're ready for a quick, mysterious, challenging read, that you don't mind looking at critically, give it a go.
Moderate: Classism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence
Minor: Gun violence, Homophobia, Suicide, Self harm, and Drug use
el_book_dragon's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault
kommos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Rape