1.88k reviews for:

Hiver

Ali Smith

3.84 AVERAGE

paige_buzzetti's review against another edition

4.0

mysterious reflective fast-paced

woordenbrouwer's review against another edition

4.0

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Winter is een verhaal over een moeder en een zoon, vanuit beide personen geschreven. Over hun band en die met de zus van de moeder en hun herinneringen samen. Als ze met z'n drieën, plus een voor hen allen onbekende vrouw die door de zoon betaald wordt om zijn vriendin te spelen, kerst vieren in het huis van de moeder, komt er veel van hun levens op tafel te liggen.

Het is een erg geslaagde vertaling. Het voelt bijna alsof ik het boek in de oorspronkelijke taal heb gelezen. En dat vind ik knap. Ik waande me echt even aan het Engelse westkust, ook al was is daar nog nooit.

Kortom: mooi boek. Het deed me niet extréém veel, maar het maakte me wel blij, dus vier sterren van de vijf.

whovianmonkey's review against another edition

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Couldn't get into the story

northerly_heart_reads's review against another edition

5.0

challenging funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

chloeauden's review against another edition

3.5

challenging emotional inspiring slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

lpdodds's review against another edition

4.5

hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

joanagomes's review against another edition

2.0

challenging informative reflective 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: Yes

katienpascoe's review against another edition

4.0

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so many metaphors, meanings, etc. this book can be hard to sift through at times but it is beautifully written. my perfectionism makes this a challenging read because i know that i won’t get the full meaning from one read, two reads, or 100 but to try to absorb and connect and reflect is all that can be done. artful and subtle commentary on current and past politics and human relationships

thelaurenpug's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

miss_blackbird's review against another edition

3.0

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To find a light in the darkness.