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3.45 AVERAGE
3.45 AVERAGE
slow-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
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
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
absolutely fascinating. good to know that leftist french men will always be misogynists
adventurous
challenging
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was an interesting premise but I found it boring. A lot of long ranting about early humans.
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Maybe it was the intellectual writing style, but the story didn't really interested me even though the topic does
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a tough read for me. I didn’t feel very invested in the morally ambiguous main character who reminded me a bit of Elif Batuman’s central character in the idiot. She mostly seems to stumble through these jobs without any personal clarity of purpose or reflection in her role and impact undermining various leftist movements. She is good at using people, but doesn’t even seem like a particularly adept agent and the climax, which was a long time coming in this book, felt kind of random and half-baked. A lot of the more comedic moments were probably lost on me more due to generally feeling impatient with the book. The last 10 pages are probably the most reflective and interesting as she continues to ruminate on some of Bruno’s teachings but by then I couldn’t fully salvage my interest.
slow-paced
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes