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Povere Creature!

Alasdair Gray

3.95 AVERAGE

dark funny mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Indigo's 2025 Reading Challenge: Page to Screen
dark funny mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark funny mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Loved: the
dueling narratives. The last chapter was my favorite because it changed how I looked back on the entire book, really made me think about what I read.


Didn’t love: the time period, but that’s a personal thing; I don’t love historical fiction.
adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective slow-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

Le format narratif ralentit le rythme... je n'ai pas du tout aimé lire les lettres de Bella par l'intermédiaire de Godwin. Ça alourdit tellement le récit! 
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I really liked this book and it was really bizarre, I especially loved how the ending basically made you question the validity of the narrator and the entire book. Some parts were a bit hard to follow and understand, but it was still an enjoyable read. 

I really wanted to love this and in some parts, I did, but overall it felt rambling and unnecessarily convoluted. The last chapter, especially, seemed to be simply more words, like Gray was trying to meet a word count. I did love Victoria’s letter, though.
challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
funny mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

a nicer read than I expected honestly, but still a bit odd… think I preferred the movie tbh !