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flahri's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
vanitas's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
pcbernhard's review
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
beautiful written on two, interconnected, levels
tjorven's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
agnes_nutter's review against another edition
4.0
un libro che "fa male" non tanto (e non solo) per le brutalità raccontate, ma xchè - come già ci aveva splendidamente ed orrendamente insegnato Primo Levi - l'uomo costretto a rinnegare se stesso riesce a commettere atrocità apparentemente incomprensibili, se viste e ragionate con l'ottica di chi non sa - per fortuna - cosa vuol dire trovarsi sull'orlo dell'abisso.
un pugno allo stomaco, che prescinde dalla vicenda dell'inutile "rapporto" e ci affratella nell'orrore e nella disperazione.
un pugno allo stomaco, che prescinde dalla vicenda dell'inutile "rapporto" e ci affratella nell'orrore e nella disperazione.
marleah_a's review against another edition
5.0
This book was excellent. It might be because I just recently read 1984, but the theme of rewriting history really struck home with me. I really felt for Brodeck as an outsider and his feelings of loss: for his life before he was taken to the work camp, for his wife who has retreated into herself, for his town that used to be full of respectful people.
allyamzie's review
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
silee's review against another edition
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
emilybryk's review against another edition
4.0
Intermittently hard to read, for a variety of reasons. (I did have a hard time telling some of the side characters apart. Is this a flaw with the book itself, is it because I just didn't feel sufficiently gripped, or is it something else? Who knows?)
conoraflynn's review
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
exquisitely written - reminded me a lot of Austerlitz in the way it seamlessly blends memories into this porous account of the recent past and the trauma of the war