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emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I appreciated the setting because it focused on a time and place (Poland in the 1980s) that I am almost completely unfamiliar with and it was very interesting to be immersed in it, even if briefly.
I quite liked the narrator's voice and I think that the author was very good at handling Ludwik's emotional journey, the final chapters especially hit me right in the feels, harder than I thought they would.
However, there were some plot points that I found a little bit weirdfor example, the drugged soup and the hallucinated stroll in the woods, okay I guess?! .
Also, I think that at times the language was a tad overwritten and going a bit too heavy on metaphors and similes.
I quite liked the narrator's voice and I think that the author was very good at handling Ludwik's emotional journey, the final chapters especially hit me right in the feels, harder than I thought they would.
However, there were some plot points that I found a little bit weird
Also, I think that at times the language was a tad overwritten and going a bit too heavy on metaphors and similes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Antisemitism
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Sexism, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Outing, and Classism
Minor: Child abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and War