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comfsp's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
This is one of those books that i can't just rate by stars. This was a deeply upsetting and disturbing read and i felt genuine pity for the characters but it also made me almost put it down the first time Emerenc beat the dog... A bizarre story that even though hurt my soul while i read it, i just couldn't put down. It caused me literal nightmares multiple times. It's a brilliant book but a very negative reading experience.
edit: i had to rate it a 5 star to put it among my favourites but it's not a 5 star honestly. but it's also so good i can't stop thinking about it
edit: i had to rate it a 5 star to put it among my favourites but it's not a 5 star honestly. but it's also so good i can't stop thinking about it
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, and Grief
Moderate: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts
luananki's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
this was so good?? the writing was beautiful and i also appreciate characters that are so realistically unlikable you can’t do anything else but to love them
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Toxic friendship, and Animal death
Moderate: Grief, Classism, Suicide, Death, and Abandonment
Minor: Child death, Excrement, and Misogyny
filmscore's review against another edition
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-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
5.0
i feel like the door took a little piece of me with it by the time i'd finished reading. what is there that i can even say? this book is distilled emotion and i was unprepared for it. despite the ominous (but beautiful) opening chapter, i was lulled into a false sense of comfort by whimsical emerence and her amusing idiosyncrasies. what i got by the end of the story was an emotional journey i hadn't bargained for. an absolute favorite. i need to read everything magda szabó's written, by like tomorrow.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Excrement, and Suicide
Moderate: Grief
yolanda_h's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Suicide, Medical content, and Grief
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