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O, Caledonia

Elspeth Barker

3.99 AVERAGE


Lootsin rohkemat! Kasutasin tohutut tahtejõudu, et see raamat lõpuni lugeda. Põhjuseks asjaolu, et ei suutnud teksti sisse minna. Tegelased ja kogu sisu jäi kuidagi kaugeks.

Janet oli tegelane, kes oli antud ajastule kuidagi sobimatu oma vaadete ja olemusega. Terve tema pere pidas teda n-ö tähtsusetuks, ei hoomanud tema kirge raamatute ja looduse vastu. Tema pere pidas oluliseks hoopis teisi asju, mis olid antud ajastule pigem tavapärasemad.

Kurb, et noor neiu sai elada nii lühikese elu. Elu, mis pigem oli sünge ja negatiivsete nootidega!
dark reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I wanted to love this book, but it felt so empty. Janet was a good character, but a lot of the situations she faced seemed to be repeats of previous ones, so even 188 pages felt too long, and a lot of it was caricature-like, but not in the humorous way that the endorsements seemed to imply.

I did really like the very last section of the book, when Claws is introduced up until the tragic ending. I wish there had been a long span of time between those two events - the book would have been significantly stronger.

Justice 4 Janet
dark emotional tense 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: Complicated

it is a rare and strange thing to read your soul written out in a 188 page novel.
dark emotional hopeful reflective sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Pointless atmospheric rambling, which may be your thing but wasn’t mine. At least not this time

Brilliantly written. Wicked fun.
dark sad tense medium-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