Reviews

The Idiot by Elif Batuman

rdrucker's review against another edition

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

2.5

yazzzaayyyy's review against another edition

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funny hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

wahiba's review against another edition

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5.0

Dear Selin, being inside your head felt like a mutual hug

gilll's review against another edition

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3.5

struggled with the first half but actually ended up enjoying this. main character veered from being painful to read to painfully relatable 

ethmwu's review against another edition

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5.0

CHICKEN LICKEN

akasitz's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted reflective medium-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

4.25

tessacatherineb's review against another edition

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

3.0

marfloreta's review against another edition

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worst book i have ever read

katdarat's review against another edition

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2.0

barely finished, i loved this in the beginning but got more and more bored as the story went on

emmaschneck's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

"But, to me, nineteen still felt old and somehow alien to who I was. It occurred to me that it might take more than a year - maybe as many as seven years - to learn to feel nineteen" (408)