Reviews

The Family Clause by Jonas Hassen Khemiri

leotolboom's review against another edition

emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

nicole_schmid's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.0

[read in the German translation by Ursel Allenstein]
I really appreciated this book. It's very philosophical, more of a character study of all the complicated aspects of a family than about the plot. It was fascinating to see how the different characters viewed themselves, their relatives and the same conversations. It really shows how egocentric all humans are.
What I did not like was the way direct speech was conveyed. I find this style of integrating it into the text without marking it somehow very confusing.

briarsreviews's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

1.0

This book was a hard read. There was no names used so it was always "A Grandfather who's a son and has a son" which began making my poor brain get very confused. The writing style was lovely but it was just too much. It's flowery and felt like a book seeking a reward, and I just didn't enjoy it. I got too confused and barely made my way through it. I'm sure other readers will love it, but man... it was not for me.

One out of five stars.

clare_tan_wenhui's review against another edition

3.0

I'm wondering if there was some linguistic wordplay elements 'lost in translation', as the common use of "the [family role] who is a [another role]" phrasing is creative but yet lacking some punch, and even got somewhat tiresome as the plot seemed to meander quite a long while. The climax somewhat salvaged things, though the feminist in me takes slight issue with the traditional gender role bias implied through the conclusion, thus a rating of 3.5 rounded down.

vibekebruun's review against another edition

funny reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

wwwilma's review against another edition

4.0

Så bra! Den var fint skriven och omöjlig att slita sig från! Älskade den

danielau's review against another edition

3.0

Jag rusade och hämtade den här efter att ha läst "Ett öga rött" som jag älskade. Jag tyckte nog om boken, men det var kanske det att den inte gav något andrum. Oförglömlig är den inte, men fin och intressant till största del.

ulrikalang's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

diggitalot's review against another edition

5.0

En pappa som också är en farfar kommer på ett kort besök till en son som också är en pappa. Många perspektiv som beskrivs med skärpa och precishet, som vanligt av Khemeri. En killbok för män.

grantz's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

3.0