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Girl A by Abigail Dean

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

This was one of the most depressing books I've ever read, but I just couldn't stop — I needed to know more, and I really liked the gradual and slow way of revealing the past. The book was better than I expected in the way that it didn't sensationalize the abuse, as unfortunately many true and fictional crime stories mainly focus on the details of who hurted whom and how. This book was still a very heavy load, and I was totally blind to the plot twist —
I was really taken aback by the fact that Evie was just in Alexandra's head, though in hindsight the hints were quite obvious. A well written plot twist in that sense, but I don't know how to feel about it; somehow I feel like I'd liked the book even more if Evie got to grow into adulthood, she was my favourite.
Luuhun kirjoitettu : mitä luumme kertovat meistä kuolemamme jälkeen by Sue Black

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dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

this is the side of true crime that I am the most interested in!! so fascinating.
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Nenäpäivä by Mikko Rimminen

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dark funny tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

alkuun tää oli tosi hauska ja koukuttava, mutta kun ainoa juonenkäänne oli se, että homma meni vain absurdimmaksi ja olin hukkua myötähäpeään, loppua kohden lukeminen oli hetkittäin suorastaan tuskallista. Pakkohan miun oli silti saada tietää, mitä Irmalle kävi, mutta arvosana tippui kyllä alun viitisen tähden tienoilta reilusti. Tykkäsin kyllä Rimmisen yksityiskohtaisesta tyylistä, mutta tarinan fokus olisi välillä saanut olla reilusti enemmänkin Irman henkilökohtaisessa elämässä eikä vain siinä, minkä sävyisellä nenäliinalla joku mieleenpainumaton ohikulkija niisti räkäänsä äänekkäästi.
Jää by Ulla-Lena Lundberg

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Kangastus 38 by Kjell Westö

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dark reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

not much happened, but I really liked the atmosphere and narration. I wish there had been more action, but I was pleasantly surprised by the very ending — there should have been more plot twists like that one.
Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language by Amanda Montell

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funny informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

not bad, but all the praising reviews definitely gave me high expectations that weren't fulfilled. I would still recommend this book as an introduction to the topic, but I personally didn't gain much from reading this as I've studied both linguistics and basic feminist theory.
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The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappé

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dark informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Pyhä ja profaani by Mircea Eliade

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challenging informative reflective medium-paced

2.5

chose this guy as an essay topic and it's too late to change now :')
Punaorvot by Anneli Kanto

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dark emotional informative sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Kerrontatyyli toi mieleeni näytelmän jo ennen kuin tiesin kirjan perustuvan näytelmään, jotain Minna Canthin kaltaista mikä sekä sopi 1900-luvun alun aikaan että myös osaltaan haittasi kertomukseen uppoutumista. Tää varmaan toimisikin paremmin näytelmänä — ei huono romaaninakaan, mutta kuuntelin tän loppuun enemmänkin aiheen mielenkiintoisuuden kuin varsinaisten kirjallisten ansioiden takia. Useassa kohtaa meinasi kyllä päästä itku, siinä mielessä onnistunut.
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Missä kuljimme kerran by Kjell Westö

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dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Rakastin jokaista yksityiskohtaa, koskaan ei voi olla liikaa historiallista nippelitietoa!! Niin aidontuntuinen kuvaus ihmiselämästä sen kaikkine virheineen ja valoineen. Mitään en lähtis muuttamaan, paitsi että Cedric Lilliehjelm oli sen verran perseestä että hänen juonenkaarensa ois loppuun asti saanut noudattaa samaa kaavaa. Siis koska tuollaisia ihmisiä on oikeasti, eivätkä kaikki valitettavasti koskaan "kasva pois" siitä.
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