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66 reviews

A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende

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adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Ein Mann namens Ove by Fredrik Backman

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emotional funny hopeful reflective

3.75

Das Ende des Kapitalismus by Ulrike Herrmann

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dark informative sad fast-paced

4.0

Sehr interessantes Buch, welches mit vielen Hoffnungen und Illusionen bzgl des Klimas hart ins Gericht geht und einen ein wenig hoffnungslos zurücklässt.

Gut recherchiert, faktenbasiert. Teilweise war die Argumentation ein wenig sprunghaft und das Buch hatte keinen optimalen Leseflow, aber alles in allem sehr überzeugend und nur zu empfehlen!

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

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dark mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

As a fan of Mendel's other work, namely 'Station Eleven', I was excited about her new book.

Although it was well-written and flowed easily, I can't help but feel like this book was lacking some depth. The characters and the story were a bit shallow; it felt like a a half-finished book constructed around certain plot points.

That isn't to say that the book wasn't enjoyable, quite the opposite. Rather, I feel like Mendel could've done much more with the idea and the characters.

Nonetheless, it gave me a certain sense of calmness and perspective, so it was an enjoyable read.

"I think, as a species, we have a desire to believe that we're living at the climax of the story. It's a kind of narcissism. We want to believe that we're uniquely important, that we're living at the end of history, that now, after all these millennia of false alarms, now is finally the worst that it's ever been, that finally we have reached the end of the world."

Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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adventurous hopeful inspiring fast-paced