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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
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
challenging
slow-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4,5
This was brilliant ! For fans of Sally Rooney and Historical fiction this is it
This was brilliant ! For fans of Sally Rooney and Historical fiction this is it
emotional
reflective
sad
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:
Yes
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I have some trouble reviewing this book, I started a sentence four times and deleted it again.
I did not like this book at all, the writing felt pretentious but choppy, the relationship was so toxic I wanted to throw my headphones in a corner several times while reading about it and I did not like either of the main characters.
At the same time, I do see how the relationship and the situation in the DDR are intertwined and how beautiful this is done. I found the backdrop of Berlin during this time period very interesting but this was so much interwoven with the relationship I felt there was not enough of this.
For me, this book was too toxic to be a romance and not historical enough to be historical, which left me wanting on both fronts sadly.
I did not like this book at all, the writing felt pretentious but choppy, the relationship was so toxic I wanted to throw my headphones in a corner several times while reading about it and I did not like either of the main characters.
At the same time, I do see how the relationship and the situation in the DDR are intertwined and how beautiful this is done. I found the backdrop of Berlin during this time period very interesting but this was so much interwoven with the relationship I felt there was not enough of this.
For me, this book was too toxic to be a romance and not historical enough to be historical, which left me wanting on both fronts sadly.
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
I'm sure there's an audience for this book, but I don't think it was me.
Some beautiful writing (if very stylized), and the mirroring of Hans and Katharina's relationship with the fall of the GDR/DDR has moments of interest and incisiveness, but overall I was left feeling quite empty and detached from the characters and the setting. The second section (Box II) was honestly a struggle to get through, though the ending recovered somewhat. Unfortunately difficult to recommend.
Some beautiful writing (if very stylized), and the mirroring of Hans and Katharina's relationship with the fall of the GDR/DDR has moments of interest and incisiveness, but overall I was left feeling quite empty and detached from the characters and the setting. The second section (Box II) was honestly a struggle to get through, though the ending recovered somewhat. Unfortunately difficult to recommend.