notesofacrocodile 's review for:

Children of Paradise by Camilla Grudova

3.0

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3.5☆ — traces the time that our mysterious protagonist works at an erstwhile popular independent cinema, with a cast of peculiar characters and coloured by an atmosphere characterised by grime and dull tones. the insight into the work of those who held jobs at the cinema was horrifying to say the least, an observation of the exploitation of workers under the capitalist tendencies that flavour the manner in which work is experienced. i did not expect the trajectory of the story to get murkier in an unexpected direction, and i liked the writing well enough and how it reflected this trajectory, laced with a suggestion of surrealism towards the end. i think the cinephile book-lovers may want to check this one out.