A review by mattyvreads
Flights by Olga Tokarczuk

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

I mean…. Here’s the thing. I think it’s a really good book. It is definitely not for me. 

I found huge pockets of this book to be unfathomably boring, and then suddenly hugely interesting. I think a lot of the writing is sort of inaccessible and a little dense. Then it is captivating and very moving. 

I was greatly intrigued by the themes of connection discovered through exploring these vastly different stories with seemingly uncommon circumstances, and then learning about their commonalities. I was also intrigued by the motif of “kairos”, and fleeting movement. Those themes really worked for me.


I thought the ending would deliver something more powerful, but
if time isn’t linear, then maybe that wasn’t the ending. Ooooooo…..


Idk. Kind of boring overall.
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