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Haudattu jättiläinen by Kazuo Ishiguro

macarooney42's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

greatingsburg's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The beginning and end of the book are gripping, the rest is a drag.

wanderinglama's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

5.0

yrstt's review against another edition

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3.75

Weird rhythm and takes a moment to get into, but pretty interesting story and subtext

plagiarizzim's review against another edition

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slow-paced

2.0

I was interested in the mist at the start - but the ending/explanation felt like it fell flat

jessakon's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

2.0

rahni_a's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

juhudi's review against another edition

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Kedelig, langsomt. Sprog kedeligt gammel

inherentlysleepy's review against another edition

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1.0

Dnf.

I really tried sticking to this book. But I can't. Still love Ishiguro, though. But this one was a big miss.

jasbah's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5