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Caging Skies, by Christine Leunens, Roberto Muggiati

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whethered's review

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challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

1.5

marta_carvalho's review

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challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I had a hard time rating this book but after giving it some thought I made up my mind.

Despite it being a 3,06 stars in the overall opinion, I liked it. I even loved it until maybe two thirds of the way through. Yes, the main character is awful, but that doesn't bother me, he is meant to be awful so the author did a good job. I didn't like Elsa either, but that's fine, I liked that she doesn't act like you'd expect a victim would, and I rather hate the characters than not feel anything for them at all.

I also enjoyed the plot itself. It is dark and twisted but watching it through the villain's eyes was refreshing to say the least.

What bothered me was the ending. I expected something a bit more dramatic, I would've enjoyed that a lot more. But, I was hooked until the very end, I kept wondering what would happen next and hoping for a quiet moment to grab the book and finish it. Also, the writing was flawless, which is one of the most important things to me in a book.

I really don't think it deserves such a bad rating, there are much worse books, badly written, cliche, with flat, uninteresting characters, predictable endings, that have better reviews. A lot of the reviews, however, mentioned "Jojo Rabbit", which I haven't watched, and maybe that's why I enjoyed it more than others. I didn't have any expectations. Maybe in this case it is better to watch the movie after having read the book.

canariovitoria's review

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dark emotional 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

2.0

wiktoria_p's review

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challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-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

5.0

fairtradecoffee's review

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challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

This book was great, a truly unique look through the eyes of a not very good person.

The first 2/5 are fun, sad, interesting, and a host of different emotions.

The remainder of the book made me feel dirty and gross. I wanted to put the book down every paragraph but couldn’t, because it is written well. I wanted the narrator to stop being what he is. And then the book ended, with not real lesson or change in the narrator. Just an end.

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