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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
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
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
informative
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
I think I’m not smart enough for this book? Sad. I really wanted to like it but I despised Hans so much.
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
yooo hans was making whole ass podcast episodes about how horrible katharina was… literary u are 50 yrs old go touch some grass and leave my girl alone!
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Kairos, the god of fortunate moments, is supposed to have a lock of hair on his forehead, which is the only way of grasping hold of him. Because once the god has slipped past on his winged feet, the back of his head is sleek and hairless, nowhere to grab hold of.
A long time ago, the papers in his boxes and those in her suitcase were speaking to each other.
What will history’s verdict be about our time?
Strange, she thinks, all these years a little bit of my life has gone on existing in this stranger’s head. And now he’s given it back to me.
All these things are thought on this evening, and all together they make up a many-faceted truth.
Coca-Cola has succeeded, where Marxist philosophy has failed, at uniting the proletarians of all nations under its banner.
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dark
emotional
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
I mean what a read. Thematically intriguing and beautifully written, a fascinating character study of a toxic relationship on the backdrop of east Berlin. Erpenbeck's prose was compelling and her knack for the innerworkings of the mind made this a page turner for me. Although I found the ending a bit contrived, it was a satisfying ending to Hans' character arc and the nature of fascistic thought.
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Sehr gut geschrieben und das Setting ist spannend. Leider hat sich die Mitte etwas gezogen und ich konnte es irgendwann kaum noch ertragen über Hans und Katharinas Beziehung zu lesen.
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
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:
Yes