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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
challenging
dark
inspiring
mysterious
oh…. this book went places that I would’ve never dreamed of happening!! so good. &, get why Zweig is an inspiration for Wes Anderson too now!
this was my first book by him, & first book to read from an handful of the new Penguin Archive series… so clean in design & absolutely beautiful as an object!! with nicer paper / typesetting inside than the Penguin Modern books, not to mention the sturdy lovely stock of the cover (& the red text is impressed into it as it’s quite thick)!
more to say, but right now just a bit speechless & thinking on it all!
this was my first book by him, & first book to read from an handful of the new Penguin Archive series… so clean in design & absolutely beautiful as an object!! with nicer paper / typesetting inside than the Penguin Modern books, not to mention the sturdy lovely stock of the cover (& the red text is impressed into it as it’s quite thick)!
more to say, but right now just a bit speechless & thinking on it all!
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
About the games we play, and the games we lose. About life and the reality we choose.
I keep picking up books about/around WW2 by accident. Intense. Recommend the single sitting read.
From this point on is vague spoilers, given how short a book it is.
The description of Dr. B's imprisonment and room and torture was haunting, and the description of his 're-lapse' was painful. It all felt so true. Looking up the author afterwards, and the internet's ready willingness to tell his cause of death, bring a potent immediacy to the whole work. Times all too known, all too real. Rooms experienced and mind games entertained. Paths too trodden by too many, well known by too many. And if everyone understood this... well, I guess there'd be no problems. Strong, strong book. Intense.
I keep picking up books about/around WW2 by accident. Intense. Recommend the single sitting read.
From this point on is vague spoilers, given how short a book it is.
The description of Dr. B's imprisonment and room and torture was haunting, and the description of his 're-lapse' was painful. It all felt so true. Looking up the author afterwards, and the internet's ready willingness to tell his cause of death, bring a potent immediacy to the whole work. Times all too known, all too real. Rooms experienced and mind games entertained. Paths too trodden by too many, well known by too many. And if everyone understood this... well, I guess there'd be no problems. Strong, strong book. Intense.
inspiring
reflective
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
mysterious
reflective
tense
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
Struggling to pick out a single reason as to why I like this I just found for a book about playing chess it was quite gripping and when insanity looms is when it got really interested. You don’t need to know how to play chess to enjoy this book
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-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:
Yes
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes