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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
i considered dnf-ing this book many times, but wanted to give it a fair shake. extremely character driven and unfortunately i didn't like theo, the main character. this book was just sooooo long and unnecessarily so, in my opinion. i listened to the audiobook and the prose was great at times, but like that didn't justify how long it was. especially theo's time in vegas like it was so repetitive and drawn out, just to find out he didn't even remember it correctly (at least was blacked out for the interesting stuff). i don't think all that was needed to establish his relationship with borris. i did like the "twist" that he hadn't had the painting since vegas, but like the delusion & paranoia combo was so weird to me. like on one hand he's so scared abt the painting and ppl figuring out he stole it, but he's also on drugs & drunk like all the time and thinks no one knows? i guess that's the addict talking but damn
A bit surprised that this won a Pulitzer. Interesting read, wouldn't call it a masterpiece. It's just really long.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
This book had a really strong and interesting start and I loved it at first. The ending felt like it spiraled into a different genre completely and halted the story instead of moving it forward.
For a long, long time I couldn't see what the point, the meaning, the philosophy was going to be, but the story and the characters kept me going. In the end - the very end, I did appreciate what the writer is trying to say and want to think more about it. If it were another book, I might even read it again to look for threads I missed the first time, but this one is just, too massive.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
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:
Yes
really slow for me at certain points but worth it. Loved meeting characters Hobie, Boris and Pippa. Masterful literary fiction
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes