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samantharosemangino's review against another edition
Didn’t really vibe with the narration style. Found it difficult to follow with the tangents.
paidays's review against another edition
Helen Oyemi’s writing is compelling but layered, dense, and nonlinear in a way that killed my motivation. May revisit this one someday when I’m feeling more ambitious.
gracekatreads's review against another edition
3.0
A surrealist, ridiculously fun narrative adventure, but too obscure in its meanings
theciz's review against another edition
1.5
Well this was certainly a book - a jumble of characters run around to no great purpose with a personification of the city of Prague. Barely a story, no answers or revelations, all over the place. I think it’s trying to be clever and abstract, but if it’s attempting to say anything, I have no idea what it was. You get the impression she’s being wacky and quirky for the sake of it, and that this is less a novel and a bunch of short stories smushed together for the sake of showing off how many references to other works the author can make.
This is just a collection of things that happen and god knows why - pointless and not really enjoyable. The kind of book where I don’t know if I’m stupid or it’s stupid.
This is just a collection of things that happen and god knows why - pointless and not really enjoyable. The kind of book where I don’t know if I’m stupid or it’s stupid.
nkmustdie's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
notroubles's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
boucan's review against another edition
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I really appreciate and respect what this author is doing but I could not break through into loving this book
scottyreadsstuff's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
nia_bb's review against another edition
this book was too big brained for me….. this is for the girlies from prague