Reviews

Uskumatud juhtumused naistekongis nr 3 by Kira Jarmõš, Кира Ярмыш

bella613's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

2.75

annineamundsen's review against another edition

3.0

In the beginning I really enjoyed this, because it's very well written and I didn't mind that nothing much happens, but then the second part felt excruciatingly long

CW: police brutality, arrest, corruption, mentions of death, sexual assault,

tonund's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

sutterkeely's review against another edition

Just couldn’t get into it for some reason. 

sophronisba's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Disturbing account of nine days in a women's detention cell in Russia. It reminded me forcibly of The Yellow Wallpaper in some ways. Not entirely successful -- I think it might have worked better if the author hadn't included flashbacks to Anya's life outside the prison.

solli's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

marenkaef's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

0.5

stefmoser's review against another edition

4.0

So intriguing

clpaniccia's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

daisydoolie's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-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? Yes

3.5

During the middle of this book I was gripped, and I feel like I learnt so much about life in contemporary Russia and their practices of detention. But other elements of this book I didn’t really get (the hallucinations/fantasy element) and found some of the backstory just a bit hard to believe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm