lottiegasp's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This novel is a murder mystery that considers the ethics of how we treat humans versus how we treat animals. It is a fast, easy and enjoyable read

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das_nomi's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Wow. Ich bin völlig fertig! Ich muss ganz ehrlich sagen, das ist eines der besten Bücher die ich je gelesen habe. 
Ich dachte mit dem Ende kurz ich würde meine Meinung ändern, aber nein: Es ist und bleibt von vorne bis hinten ein fantastisches Buch! 
Ich habe glaube ich noch nie in meinem Leben Zettelchen in ein Buch geklebt, geschweige denn in einem Buch etwas angestrichen, aber dieses Buch besteht eigentlich nurnoch aus Post-its und angestrichenen Zitaten. Olga Tokarczuk hat ihren Literaturnobelpreis jedenfalls verdient! Mit so wunderbaren Worten findet sie einen Weg durch diese doch so wundersame Geschichte. 

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minareadsa19e1's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5


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sylexlibris's review

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funny inspiring mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75


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proudtobeabookaholic's review against another edition

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dark informative mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Janina Duszejko bor på den polska landsbygden där hon studerar astrologi och ser till rika Warszawabors sommarställen när de inte är där. Hon har några grannar, men spenderar hellre tid med djuren än med människorna. När en av grannarna hittas död är det bara början på en rad märkliga dödsfall. Janina är övertygad om att det är djuren som hämnas, men hon blir naturligtvis avfärdad som en "tokkärring".

Det här är en omläsning för min bokcirkel. Första gången lyssnade jag på Radioföljetongen, i uppläsning av Gunilla Abrahamsson, och nu lyssnade jag igen, men med Marie Richardson i uppläsarrollen. 

Jag kan förstå om den här boken inte faller alla i smaken. Huvudpersonen är lite udda och hennes handlingar kanske inte helt lätt att förstå alla gånger. Själv blir jag ofta förtjust i udda personligheter - åtminstone när de befinner sig på sidorna i en bok! Den bok som jag kommer att tänka på som jämförelse är "Coyote" av Gabrielle Filteau-Chiba; båda böckerna har en djur- och naturälskande ensam kvinna i huvudrollen som slåss mot tjuvjägare och deras brott. Så om du har läst "Coyote" och gillade den så är det hyfsat sannolikt att du även gillar "Styr din plog över de dödas ben". Själv föredrar jag Tokarczuks bok, men kan inte riktigt sätta fingret på varför. Titeln är för övrigt ett citat av poeten William Blake, som även han spelar en viss roll för historien!

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_maia3_'s review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Considering I quite like plot-light books and don't care awfully for mystery, this book suited me perfectly. I found the narrator endearing and continued reading more out of an interest in her rather than the murders. 

Which was fortunate, as honestly I think this book has been mislabeled. This isn't a typical genre fiction book - more like a fictional memoir concerning the events of a mystery rather than a detective-culprit story.  I did feel a little cheated when this clicked, but again, the mystery wasn't my first priority anyway.

The entire setting toes the line between being real and unreal, and this adds to the overall atmosphere of the unreliable narrator who is, technically, correct. To explore morality, lines between humans and animals are intentionally blurred whilst making police and church corruption blatant - it felt very fable-like whilst also being realistic.

Read this book if you enjoy odd, liminal little stories with morality as a central theme.

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mpanac's review against another edition

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challenging dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5


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dorkiki's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Mon livre préféré de 2023 je pense. Un million de cœurs sur Janina Doucheyko. J'espère devenir une vieille comme elle  (à quelques détails près...) 

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enmybooks's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A pleasant read! Not what I normally read at all. I loved the authors use of language even though I was reading a translation. The characters and plot less so though it was still pleasant. The main character is a Karen in many ways though her actions make perfect sense to her and she does have redeeming qualities and is somewhat self aware. Fun to read through her thoughts as the plot unfolds. The twist at the end is obvious though the book doesn't hinge everything on trying to shock you with it, which is great. The ending was anti-climatic but I'm not upset by it or anything. 

The main character did say some ableist things about autism though. 

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tjwolf's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75


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