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A Separation by Katie Kitamura

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serenyty's review

5.0

A beautiful, almost poetic look at a marriage falling apart. Almost entirely internal from the point of view of an unnamed character, A Separation took a while to get going but got its hooks deep in me before long. Every line, every character, every image feels completely deliberate in a lovely way. A Separation is a bit of a slow burn but totally worth it.

alspears's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

lauha_aaltonen's review against another edition

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4.0

Ahh tykkään niin paljon tän kirjailijan kirjoitustyylistä!! Tarina itsessäänkin oli mielenkiintoinen ja ajatuksia herättävä. Erityisesti epäselvä loppu jäi mietityttämään.

sbogue's review against another edition

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mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

thedogmother's review against another edition

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4.0

Another quiet and understated masterpiece by Katie Kitamura. Kitamura's observations about the nature of long term romantic relationships are subtle and perceptive. A quote I loved in particular and that serves as a great example of her delicate and piercing analysis: "This was the process by which two lives were disentangled, eventually the dread and discomfort would fade and be replaced by unbroken indifference, I would see him in the street by chance, and it would be like seeing and old photograph of yourself: you recognize the image but are unable to remember quite what it was to be that person" (67). Ultimately, I think Intimacies captured me more, but I thoroughly enjoyed both and look forward to more from Kitamura.