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aiona's review against another edition
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Rape, Mental illness, Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Suicide, Pedophilia, and Excrement
mrcasals's review against another edition
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Molt bizarro tot plegat, m'ha agradat
spacestationtrustfund's review against another edition
4.0
I put her to sleep in her box, but first I cut off her legs and arms so she'd fit. Later, I cut her head off too, so she wouldn't be so heavy. Now I love her very much.
irenareads's review against another edition
2.0
Petrosa sam sve vreme nesvesno zamišljala kao Džona Votersa, ne znam otkud mi to
fearandtrembling's review against another edition
4.0
One of the most distinctive books I've read. Perhaps the one that comes closest to it is Unica Zürn's Dark Spring. Surreal, poetic, fable-like short chapters told from the voice of a child narrator. Nightmarish fairytales that are, to borrow from one of the blurbs, lovely and sinister. Some of the images here will haunt me for a long time. Absolutely cannot recommend to anyone because I feel it's a book you will have to page through and decide for yourself, since it touches upon sexual abuse, parental neglect, death, suicide, mental illness without quite naming these things for what they are. It's a book that I'm glad I read and will probably always remember in terms of its brutal, whimsical images, but it's hard to rate in terms of stars because "like" and "love" or even "enjoy" are not quite the words to capture the experience of reading this book.
bubbadina's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
This was an interesting read but I cannot recommend it, it was dark and appalling, even if I did enjoy the writing.
namekeeper's review
challenging
dark
funny
lighthearted
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
beatricks's review
2.0
I have no doubt this is an important book, but that doesn't always make the reading justified. Blech.
cascadesofbooks's review
3.0
beautiful, lyrical writing that seemed to sweep me away into another world st times. still, I never felt compelled to connect with kassandra or to even finish the book. may check out something else by karapanou though.