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desireewoodwhite's review
dark
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Suicide, and Forced institutionalization
nornors's review
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Abortion, and Pregnancy
kyliemaslen's review
4.0
this novella ruminates on love, belonging and finding home through mental illness, hospitals, relationships and travel. big cw for s**cide
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
m_sotos's review
dark
reflective
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I absolutely adored the prose in this book - Özlü was able to perfectly capture sense of place and conveys complex emotions/experiences in concise yet beautiful terms. This book explores incredibly dark themes and depicts terrible events with frankness. Yet, despite its dark content and persistent, overpowering atmosphere of melancholy (maybe specific to the Turkish context, huzun), I was left at the end of the book with a clear sense of the beauty of life, due to Özlü’s acute descriptions of richly layered places and a richly layered life.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
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