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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-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
I had to think about it a lot when I finished it.
The most prevalent feeling was disappointment and annoyance: I absolutely despised Arsim as a human being and I couldn't find the point of this book.
Then I realised there was no point to find.
It is voluntarily focused on losing one's bearings. The characters all lose their certainties at one point or another and repeatedly.
They all act badly and shamefully and desperately. Trying to find themselves or following the idea they have of themselves.
Even if it's the story about the passion of two men and the impossibility to be together due to gender and nationality, the queer part is just another narrative expedient; it is used as an anchor in a world that is disintegrating.
The writing is simple but very evocative, I felt distraught for most of the book.
The most prevalent feeling was disappointment and annoyance: I absolutely despised Arsim as a human being and I couldn't find the point of this book.
Then I realised there was no point to find.
It is voluntarily focused on losing one's bearings. The characters all lose their certainties at one point or another and repeatedly.
They all act badly and shamefully and desperately. Trying to find themselves or following the idea they have of themselves.
Even if it's the story about the passion of two men and the impossibility to be together due to gender and nationality, the queer part is just another narrative expedient; it is used as an anchor in a world that is disintegrating.
The writing is simple but very evocative, I felt distraught for most of the book.
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
fast-paced
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"Pelolla kasvatettu ei koskaan opi elämään ilman pelkoa. Kun tällaiselta ihmiseltä viedään pelon syy, pelko muuttuu seurauksikseen talttumattomaksi epäluuloisuudeksi, valveuniksi ja hallusinaatioiksi."
Tykkäsin tästä paljon enemmän kuin Kissani Jugoslaviasta. Hetkittäin jouduin laskemaan tämän pitkäksi aikaa käsistä, niin vaikeaa lukeminen oli. Päähenkilö on inhottava, itsekeskeinen taivaanrannanmaalari, mutta silti kovin helposti lähestyttävä. Kieli on kaunista, niin kovin kaunista.
Tykkäsin tästä paljon enemmän kuin Kissani Jugoslaviasta. Hetkittäin jouduin laskemaan tämän pitkäksi aikaa käsistä, niin vaikeaa lukeminen oli. Päähenkilö on inhottava, itsekeskeinen taivaanrannanmaalari, mutta silti kovin helposti lähestyttävä. Kieli on kaunista, niin kovin kaunista.
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
There are tons of reviews for this novel and I really appreciate many of the reviews shared here... many people gave 5 stars for this novel, and I can understand some of the reasons they gave. I almost gave it at least 4 stars, but I was surprised by the ending. I felt the ending was very unexpected and inhumane.
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
actually broke me wtf