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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
a beautiful read. one of those books that makes your heart ache but makes you laugh simultaneously
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
sad
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
reflective
sad
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
challenging
emotional
reflective
relaxing
sad
fast-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
i enjoyed this novel tremendously! its gorgeously written (and translated) and sucks the reader deeply into a slow rush of drunken summertime-sadness while feeling deep sympathy for the main character. i recommend reading it on vacation, or as a summer read in general; i actually devoured it on my italy trip.
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I just couldn’t get into it - it was far from what I was expecting, and every time I picked it up I had no memory of what happened in the last sitting. A book that is so forgettable isn’t worth finishing for me. Maybe I’ll try again one day.
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
really surprised me with how good it was
most used phrases: “I was at the end of my tether, truth be told”, and “I wanted to get the hell out of there”
most used phrases: “I was at the end of my tether, truth be told”, and “I wanted to get the hell out of there”
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm still trying to decide how I feel about this one. On the one hand, it feels like a classic- there are some truly standout lines and I kept reaching for my journal to copy them down as I was reading. The dialogue is so smart and the prose is so smooth.
On the other hand, it never quite reached the emotional pitch that I was anticipating. Maybe that's just a statement on how disaffected Leo already is when we meet him and maybe I need more historical context to really understand what Calligarich is aiming for here. Overall, I enjoyed the experience and I'd absolutely recommend it, but the ending just didn't fit the tone of the rest of the book, in my opinion.
On the other hand, it never quite reached the emotional pitch that I was anticipating. Maybe that's just a statement on how disaffected Leo already is when we meet him and maybe I need more historical context to really understand what Calligarich is aiming for here. Overall, I enjoyed the experience and I'd absolutely recommend it, but the ending just didn't fit the tone of the rest of the book, in my opinion.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide attempt