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Walking Practice by Dolki Min

28 reviews

spnopineapples's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.75

I really liked this book. Clearly. Given i finished it in a day, which the fact that there are only 160 pages of story print to its name shouldn't detract from. Just because a book is short doesn't mean it can be easily consumed (waves a couple Shakespeare and CS Lewis books in this reader's direction). But I consumed this. Found it in the library while looking for the second book in the Discovery of Witches trilogy which was SUPPOSED to be my hyper fixation. It was the cover art that drew me which, awesomely enough, is done by the original author Dolki Min. The translator (Victoria Caudle) did an excellent job and her note at the end is worth a read. The story itself is violent and fast paced and vividly, grotesquely sexual but there are lines and passages that absolutely floored me. I connected to the main character alien's thoughts. Between its ideas on humans' persistence when it comes to identifying gender and what it means to be one or the other or something entirely different to its brooding thoughts that ooze loneliness and encapsulates what it means to be in regretful solitude; this book drew me. The ending was quite abrupt but honestly not as big of an letdown as it would be in other books because I wasn't here for the plot. I was here for this sexdriven, hungry for human flesh alien's shattered and incoherent trains of thought. And its dissatisfaction with stairs.

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mar's review

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dark funny reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

while it works really well within the story, the visceral, graphic grotesqueness just wasn't my thing; definitely my shortcoming, not the book's. still, i loved the way the author & translator play with the form, and the exploration of transness and disability really hit home

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samgray's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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jrmar739's review against another edition

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dark funny fast-paced

Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.25

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rosie_valadez's review against another edition

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2.5

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callme_tippy's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

In the realm of reading it is very hard to say "I've never read a book like this" but with Walking Practice I can say it with confidence and I loved every minute of it!

The scene setting, the characterization, the stylistic choices in visuals and writing were all spot on.

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biobeetle's review

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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questionablereads's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

The messaging on queerness and not wanting to hide while also wanting to find true love was front and center of this book. Mix that with the brutality of the main characters "appetite" and attempt to understand human ways, things get complicated. This is a quirky and quick read that was both playful and heartbreaking.

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kri_29's review

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challenging dark reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

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sarahb919's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A wild, queer story! I found Mumu to be relatable, despite being an alien and serial killer. Their trouble with stairs, their loneliness and desire to be loved, and their frustration with their circumstances were all things I related to and have experienced. I kept hoping they would make a friend but circumstances I suppose I would not allow it.

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