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52 reviews

Lysistrata and Other Plays by Aristophanes

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funny informative slow-paced

3.5

the author doesn’t mention the real comedy of men having to play all the women characters in lysistrata as it was forbidden for women to partake in plays. and i also didn’t understand if aristophanes wrote it in an ironic way or he genuinely believed that behind all wars lied the irrationality of men’s behaviour. maybe i looked over it or maybe it was not made clear in the book
Happy Stories, Mostly by Norman Erikson Pasaribu

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

4.0

Felsefe Konuşmaları by Adnan Cemgil, Denis Diderot

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funny informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

Circe by Madeline Miller

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

5.0

circe my misunderstood queen. i also would’ve hated to be immortal, but you
falling in love with your exes son
was a bit weird……. poor penelope lmao
The Dawn of Yangchen by F.C. Yee

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adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

the book doesn’t develop yangchen’s character as well as the kyoshi novels do for kyoshi. although the story overall is more mature and thrilling. reads more like a yangchen era story rather than a specific yangchen novel. 
Dönüşüm by Franz Kafka

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sonu niye oyle oldu anlamadim
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

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dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

everyone is so insufferable but some dialogues are extremely funny , it was an entertaining read
Aziz Sancar ve Nobel'in Öyküsü by Orhan Bursalı

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emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0