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El día que Selma soñó con un okapi by Mariana Leky

lieblingslibri's review against another edition

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inspiring lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

Eine Frau, die von Okapis träumt, wenn jemand im Dorf sterben wird, ein Optiker, ein Mönch und ein großer Wolfshund, und natürlich ein Haufen berührender Momente, das sind so ungefähr die Zutaten, die Marianne Leky in 'Was man von hier aus sehen kann' zu einem absoluten Wohlfühlroman zusammenmischt. Es ist schon eine ganze Weile her, dass ich den Roman zum ersten Mal gelesen habe, doch auch beim zweiten Mal jetzt überzeugt das Buch wieder voll und ganz.

_aurora_'s review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A cozy, heartfelt book

sophialovesrain's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Ich fand es war ein ganz angenehmes Buch zum lesen!
Der Schreibstil hat mir sehr gut gefallen und die Wortwahl fand ich auch immer ganz spannend.
Ich habe irgendwie mehr von dem Plot erwartet, aber manchmal muss auch nicht in einem Buch viel los sein, um es zu lesen.

crownjules73's review against another edition

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2.0

I couldn’t make up my mind about his book. At times it is sweet, childlike and amusing, but sometimes I found myself irritated and a little bored. Some people will love the contemporary writing style (a little Olive Kittridge?) but for me it depended on my mood. I found I couldn’t lose myself in it, usually because an odd translation had distracted me (e.g. county seat, does that mean “city”?) or because I was annoyed The Optician didn’t have a name. I think, overall, this book will be like Marmite, many will give it 5 stars, but others will struggle to see the magic. Thank you for the advance copy, sorry I didn’t like it more.

x_librarian's review against another edition

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Not engaging enough 

fiona_k_2311's review against another edition

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emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

clarav's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

elliegw's review against another edition

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funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

phivoe's review against another edition

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adventurous funny relaxing sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

karina5's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted

5.0