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reflective
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? Yes
3.0
My first translated book of the year!
Baba Dunja's Last Love is about a small village near Chernobyl and the people who come back to it after the nuclear reactor catastrophe. This is more a character study than anything. I never really thought about the people who were displaced because of the meltdown at Chernobyl, this was a great slap in face type book.
I enjoyed Baba Dunja and seeing what her life is like. This was mostly a reflective and calm story, until there is MURDER! That's right, you read that right. But if you want to know more, you'll have to read the book.
I don't have much to say about this book. I'm glad I read it, but I wasn't super gripped by the story. I do hope it finds its people.
Rep: white Ukrainian cishet female MC, mostly white cishet Ukrainian cast, fat white Ukrainian cishet female side character, white Ukrainian-American immigrant gay male side character.
CWs: Child abuse (attempted murder by exposure to radiation), death, death of parent, injury/injury detail, misogyny, murder, sexism. Moderate: Chronic illness, cancer and other health effects from exposure to radiation discussed, past mentions of domestic abuse.
Baba Dunja's Last Love is about a small village near Chernobyl and the people who come back to it after the nuclear reactor catastrophe. This is more a character study than anything. I never really thought about the people who were displaced because of the meltdown at Chernobyl, this was a great slap in face type book.
I enjoyed Baba Dunja and seeing what her life is like. This was mostly a reflective and calm story, until there is MURDER! That's right, you read that right. But if you want to know more, you'll have to read the book.
I don't have much to say about this book. I'm glad I read it, but I wasn't super gripped by the story. I do hope it finds its people.
Rep: white Ukrainian cishet female MC, mostly white cishet Ukrainian cast, fat white Ukrainian cishet female side character, white Ukrainian-American immigrant gay male side character.
CWs: Child abuse (attempted murder by exposure to radiation), death, death of parent, injury/injury detail, misogyny, murder, sexism. Moderate: Chronic illness, cancer and other health effects from exposure to radiation discussed, past mentions of domestic abuse.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, and Domestic abuse