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puckkl's review against another edition
challenging
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
leavingsealevel's review against another edition
4.0
This, on the other hand, I loved. Such a powerful, brave, resilient-against-odds collection of voices and stories and histories. A lesson in how memory and information can be powerful things in struggles for justice.
vitsa's review against another edition
4.0
This was a strange book.
At first I didn't really like it - the storytelling seemed too fragmented, it was jumping all over the place and was a little disconcerting. But latter on, as the story progressed and more and more accounts were added to the narrative I started to like it. It was an interesting way of portraying information, reading it was like watching a blank page slowly fill with colours only to finally arrive at a full picture.
I mostly enjoyed the book, but I do think it would work better as a film, as I was reading it I was imagining it all happening on TV.
It tells an important story and in the end the way the story was told also grew on me, so I would happily recommend this book as an introduction to the tragic events of the 17th of October.
At first I didn't really like it - the storytelling seemed too fragmented, it was jumping all over the place and was a little disconcerting. But latter on, as the story progressed and more and more accounts were added to the narrative I started to like it. It was an interesting way of portraying information, reading it was like watching a blank page slowly fill with colours only to finally arrive at a full picture.
I mostly enjoyed the book, but I do think it would work better as a film, as I was reading it I was imagining it all happening on TV.
It tells an important story and in the end the way the story was told also grew on me, so I would happily recommend this book as an introduction to the tragic events of the 17th of October.
itsmims's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
4.0
lottesuardi's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
sarahlobster's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
bisexual_blasian's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Extremely depressing. The style of writing is also very peculiar. I don't hate it, but I also don't love it.