1.93k reviews for:

Kairos

Jenny Erpenbeck

3.47 AVERAGE

floguildfordd's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional reflective slow-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

eve_kadou's review against another edition

3.25

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship

pudseyrecommends's review against another edition

3.5

informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

zoefen's review against another edition

3.0

emotional informative reflective tense slow-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

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beautifully written, it read more like a poem than a novel with so many lines I’d like to tuck away for safe keeping. but the plot was scattered and lacking in direction. a very tough read …

alia0ftheknife's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark reflective

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kathleenreadsalot's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 13%

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Want to read in future, library hold lapsed

beuckelssen's review against another edition

1.5

emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bas_leeslijst's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad 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

pekoparty's review against another edition

2.0

challenging dark reflective slow-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

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We're supposed to be moving through a pivotal point in German history while walking with two people who absolutely should not be together. From the start I had no hope for Katharina and Hans, and it was especially drilled and stretched out to read about their essentially abusive dynamic. I was bitterly bored.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, War

Minor: Abortion, Pregnancy

anintrovertrambles's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 5%

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No matter how much I thought I could keep on reading this, the cheating trope will always be an ick for me. I get that this is like a literary price winner but lordy, I couldn't not get past the first 15 pages