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3.32 AVERAGE
3.32 AVERAGE
Yeah I really didn't #vibe with this book. I kinda feel weird rating it so low as I'm not reading it in its native language, but the writing felt so needlessly repetitive and clunky. For a 280 page book, this was a real slog and I basically had to force myself to finish it. There some interesting ideas here but they just get bogged down in repetition and characters that aren't that interesting. Surprised this won the international booker but hey ho, just not for me I suppose! There's a lot of poo in this book. Seriously.
challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
UNFORGERTTABLE.
The similies in this book are amazing. GOD fking tier.
Also i cant believe this is a debut novel this is one of the best books ive ever read. its a bit traumatising but i just skimmed past the uncomfortable bits other than that i loved this book would reccmend 10/10
the ending is so sad i was not READYDYY
The similies in this book are amazing. GOD fking tier.
Also i cant believe this is a debut novel this is one of the best books ive ever read. its a bit traumatising but i just skimmed past the uncomfortable bits other than that i loved this book would reccmend 10/10
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide
hated it! had to read for school and was praised for taalgebruik, but i just found the language confusing
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-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
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I found this book strangely compelling. It’s beautifully written but parts of the book are so uncomfortable to read.
The book deals with some very strange subjects including the extreme over sexualisation of children and incest with no apparent reasoning behind it.
Despite this I still found that I wanted to read on, even just to see if anything was explained (which it isn’t really)
The book deals with some very strange subjects including the extreme over sexualisation of children and incest with no apparent reasoning behind it.
Despite this I still found that I wanted to read on, even just to see if anything was explained (which it isn’t really)
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No