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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
dark
reflective
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:
Complicated
dark
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
funny
reflective
sad
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I almost gave up on this book. Every single person described in it is loathsome, the unreliable narrator most of all. And somewhere in the middle I was getting close to being bored, which I have noted in other reviews is, in my view, an unpardonable sin of writing. Nonetheless, in the end I was won over by the combination of Bernhard’s brilliant writing and the authentic human emotions the narrator reveals layer by layer as the story progresses. The ending was perfect, where the narrator finally confronts the truth in just a few short paragraphs. In sum: don’t give up on this book it is definitely worth the ride.
challenging
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
My reaction to the entire book: “go off king”
challenging
dark
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Absolutely savage. Sharp-tongued (and totally deserved) dressing down of pseudo-intellectuals that you just want to savor every poison-dripping word!
I behaved as though I were still completely taken up with Joana's suicide, sitting in the wing chair and affecting an absentminded air whenever there was a risk that one of the guests might take it into his head to keep me company, which is something I was determined to prevent. I was willing to risk being thought unfriendly, even ill-mannered, if not downright offensive; it is quite contrary to my nature to behave badly in company, but I have to confess that on this occasion my behavior was impolite, dismissive and hostile. [24]
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
Nothing I love more than a long paragraph consisting of some dude going absolutely ballistic