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challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Erpenbeck is clearly a good writer, but I found the plot + characters too unsettling, and I wasn't taken in or convinced by the allegory.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship
Moderate: Infidelity, Gaslighting
Minor: Abortion, War, Classism