Reviews - Kairos | The StoryGraph

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Kairos

Jenny Erpenbeck

3.47 AVERAGE

jiu_2024's review against another edition

4.5

reflective sad medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

mezzia's review against another edition

4.0

reflective

Plot or Character Driven: Character

_aileen_'s review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 44%

I think a lot had to do with the cultural references and that's a personal thing that I have to deal with. But it's also the personalities and how they lack so much personality but their were written to seem like they had a lot of personality. And I just think it was the wrong time to read it too. I was just bored and confused and waiting for me to finish atleast half.

robyn1998's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 7%

I got to page 21 before realising that if I wanted this book to teach me anything about East Germany I would have to wade through overblown metaphors, fake-deep sentence structures, and a boring depiction of a shitty relationship. I would also have to have Googled every obscure, pretentious cultural reference which I can't be bothered to do.
A bit sad as I've wanted to read this for ages, but I'm not going to waste my time. I need another pick for reading around the world for Germany!!

iris456's review against another edition

2.75

challenging dark informative reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tqgouveia's review against another edition

3.0

challenging reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

kl4r4's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

philosophy_mixtape's review against another edition

3.5

challenging sad slow-paced

metaphoricallysam's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 23%

I'm sorry I cannot. I tried really hard to get to the end because I don't like leaving books unfinished but this book unleashed an inhuman fury within me, that I cannot control. Jenny, you must be a man in disguise. And also, the booker needs to stop doing cheap drugs.

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gwenclap's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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