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Hotel Iris by Yōko Ogawa

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gishiroma's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

3.25

As always, I just love Ogawa's writing style, but the story itself disturbed me greatly, so I couldn't really appreciate the book without being distracted by it. Maybe that's exactly the purpose, being so unsettling and that's possible, having read a lot by this author, but still it touched themes that are really hard to digest for me.

muryunn's review

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1.0

u call this romance? 🤮

sakisreads's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Deeply disturbing and yet so compelling. I almost couldn’t put it down whilst reading it 😳

Content warnings needed and included below. 3.5 out of 5 stars for me, thank you ✨

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balqisreading's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

tanu_jellyfish's review

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challenging dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

1.5

A bit of a concerning book. The way that Mari was so willing really shocked and horrified me. Would not recommend.

la_libreria_chula's review

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dark funny sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

This was just wild. I guess that's why I'm not going to rate it super low because I was entertained and a little shocked with what was going on. And then with the nephew? Girl got some issues...
But that's what it seems like why Mari went along with the man (who we don't really know his name), her mom had a tight hold on her and then she was still dealing with her father's passing. I'm curious to know what happened to her after the ending.