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awonn's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
cecile87's review against another edition
3.0
The writing was lovely and some parts made me laugh out loud, which I don't often do when reading a book.
The structure of the book was a bit tedious, with four voices, not three. The fourth voice, the brother Bird, had only one chapter. The third person voice seemed not to fit but was necessary to tell us the rest of the story.
The structure of the book was a bit tedious, with four voices, not three. The fourth voice, the brother Bird, had only one chapter. The third person voice seemed not to fit but was necessary to tell us the rest of the story.
amurray2023's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
2.0
jolimali's review against another edition
I loved some parts of this, especially Leopold as a narrator made me chuckle a lot. But still I couldn’t really bring myself to get through this book, maybe I didn’t give it the level of concentration and attention it deserved as I confused a lot of the characters and details and that made it harder to follow.
cjanerowe's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
mansikwatra's review against another edition
5.0
Much like the poor old heart of Leopold Gursky, suffering at the hands of time, mine has been wearied by this story. 'The History of Love' woke me up from my month long reading slumber, for which I'll be forever grateful but I'll also remember it as the book that gave me goosebumps at 5 o' clock in the morning.
Most beautiful things are heart-breaking.
Most beautiful things are heart-breaking.
harrisonefreeman's review against another edition
4.0
It's as if Jonathan Safran Foer wrote another book under the pen name Nicole Krauss. Which is not a bad thing. I get why they like each other. Great read.