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Vruće Mleko

Deborah Levy

3.57 AVERAGE


The oddest book I've read so far from the Man Booker long list. Non-naturalistic characterisation and off-kilter dialogue. It's all a bit weird, which I think is good.

This book wasn’t for me.  There was no real character or plot development so it felt like nothing changed throughout the book. Too meandering and went into far too much detail about points that weren’t central to the plot- there’s only so much you can read about jellyfish before it becomes pointless. The mother-daughter relationship was the part that interested me the most and probably the dynamic that kept this from becoming a DNF. 
adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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isabel_reyes's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 22%

ugh
reflective relaxing tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

DNF
adventurous emotional reflective 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

Breathtaking, languorous. Perfect for summer