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Kairos

Jenny Erpenbeck

3.47 AVERAGE

dee97's review against another edition

3.75

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: Yes

anjacamu's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ibis_cris's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional reflective medium-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: Yes

megmax's review against another edition

3.25

challenging slow-paced

hmmmmmmmm. not nearly as dark and salacious as some of the reviews made it out to be, but i also like stories about fucked up people so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. hans sucks, obviously, but it’s all so clearly rooted in patriarchy and male insecurity that it’s at least makes sense. some men are just Like That. i think she handles the transformation/descent of both their psyches very well.

parts of this are very good, and other parts i had no idea what the hell was going on. it was most compelling when it was katarina’s perspective and focused on east/west germany and that was enough to keep me reading, even though it took a bit to get into