Reviews with content warning for Mental illness - Vladimir

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Vladimir by Julia May Jonas

23 reviews

tomato_bisque's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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frantically's review against another edition

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dark reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This is such an interesting and varied perspective on issues such as consent, age gap and power dynamics. It's from a perspective we often don't think or hear about — the wife of the man who's accused of abusing his power. I would've given this 5 stars but the ending didn't really fit the narrative for me. Would still absolutely recommend!

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hajarfoundi's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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samarakroeger's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

all I’m going to say is that I know my own taste! I can see how other people would hate it, but I loved it! This book might have a pretty low rating, but don’t let that dissuade you from reading it (provided you know what it is and is not).

when I first heard about this book towards the beginning of the year, I had recently read both Rebecca and My Dark Vanessa, which are both similar to Vladimir. The description of this book instantly called out to me and I’m glad I heard about it before seeing the horrendous, misleading cover. If you liked either of those books, I think you will be drawn in by Vladimir!

That stupid shirtless man cover is so not the vibe of the book itself and I think it can be safely said that the low rating is at least somewhat due to people not getting what they were expecting. THIS IS NOT A ROMANCE BOOK. if you’re a fan of other “unhinged woman” books, I thought this book had an excellent train wreck of a narrator that drags the reader along for the ride.

I thought the ending was a little unnecessary and abrupt, but overall it did not detract from my reading enjoyment.

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