1.62k reviews for:

Flights

Olga Tokarczuk

3.77 AVERAGE

gillianreadsbooks's review against another edition

3.0

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This feels like a good time to say my reviews are based solely on my enjoyment and not any sort of literary critique because does this book deserve to be rated lower than First Wing? No, of course not. This won the noble prize for goodness sake. But also, I didn't really enjoy it. After about 30 pages I reached out to some friends to see if I should keep reading and it was suggested to look at it like a collection of short stories instead of a novel, which definitely helped. The writing and translation is beautiful, there's no denying that. But I just didn't really get the point. 

cal_o's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

villasukat's review against another edition

3.0

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Described as a "fragmentary novel", Flights is a mix between a sort of travel log and a (kind of) collection of short stories. It reads a bit like an edited version of all that Tokarczuk has scribbled down on napkins and envelopes in airports, hotel rooms and cafés. It's not exactly transformative, but there is something strangely intimate, in a good way, in this eclectic mix of writings. It feels very personal, as if peering into someone's thoughts.

sapphosinging's review

3.75

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kluskaslaska's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

dorfdune's review against another edition

3.5

slow-paced

chuckrunkles's review against another edition

3.0

challenging reflective relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: N/A

mossflower's review against another edition

3.5

informative mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

kittygiffin's review

3.75

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

aisling1998's review against another edition

2.5

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