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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
it’s complicated—i loved the prose and the overarching idea of the work but the characters really just lost me at some point and it became really tedious to get through
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I found this book to be deeply moving. Presented in an almost unfeeling, rational account of a highly toxic relationship, this story, I felt, is still able to extract a deeply emotional and personal connection from me as the reader.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
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
reflective
sad
medium-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
It’s a high rating for a DNF, maybe I’m feeling a little unfair and I like what I like about it (the ease in shift between character perspectives, the art and music prose I understand reference to, and the COVER
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I think the relationship between Hams and Katharina is supposed to parallel the breakdown of the GDR and then somehow reunification with FDR, but god knows how. So confusing. In the main, an abusive relationship between a 19 year old and a 50-something year old. Massive power imbalance. A lot of words that didn't seem to mean anything, fairly sure I skimmed for the most part. Still cannot figure out their initial meeting and I re-read that 3 times.
Like other prize winners it tries too hard to be clever.
In saying this, I wonder what it would've been like reading it in German...
Oh, and I am sure I read that she commited murder of 3 people but can't for the life of me figure it out - may have been a weird hallucination or fantasy sequence
Like other prize winners it tries too hard to be clever.
In saying this, I wonder what it would've been like reading it in German...
Oh, and I am sure I read that she commited murder of 3 people but can't for the life of me figure it out - may have been a weird hallucination or fantasy sequence
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Gaslighting
Minor: Abortion
cool history but i needed hans smacked in the face with an axe
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes