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hunterlovesneilperry's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
the writing is beautiful. grossman has a way with words that i havent really seen before. im always sceptic for a man writing women, especially the way relationship he was presenting, but he did it so well. their truama wasnt sexualised, but genuinly cared for.
i feel like you seldom read about the people who were affected by the breakup of Yugoslavia and how complicated it really was, but the book was fantastic at presenting that. also the small bits if pro-palestine, well done.
Graphic: Torture and Abandonment
Moderate: Racism, Antisemitism, and Suicide
Minor: Terminal illness
feliz_in_a_bucket's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
My initial thoughts though: Very interesting story, though the timline gets a tad confusing at times. For a book that keeps on mentioning how importatnt details are, the character introductions feel a little superficial and make it hard to really empathaize in the beginning, though the books picks itself up towards the end. Dialog and flashback sceens are very beatifully written, the rest somtimes drags on a bit.
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Violence, Hate crime, Torture, Confinement, Death of parent, Abandonment, Grief, Genocide, Antisemitism, and War
Moderate: Deportation, Emotional abuse, Racism, Alcohol, Murder, Racial slurs, and Sexism
onion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Grief, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Suicide attempt, and Torture
Moderate: Pregnancy, Violence, and War
abbie_'s review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Murder, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and War
emilyacres's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Torture, Dementia, Abandonment, War, and Antisemitism
Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt
Minor: Child abuse and Sexual violence
ngr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment and Torture
Moderate: Sexual violence and Suicide attempt