srej's review
adventurous
dark
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
oldpondnewfrog's review
3.0
I didn't like that the book was really just a bunch of mostly-unconnected vignettes linked through the framing device of, "these things all happened to me." I always like a fuller plot. But the vignettes are weird, surprising, and compelling. You do keep wondering what happens next. And the enchanted wanderer's voice is exceptionally well-rendered in this translation; it's unlike anything else I've read. Very informal, blunt, pointed. I don't know exactly how to explain, but his voice reminds me a lot of Edward Norton's.
lnatal's review
2.0
You may read online here.
Opening lines:
We sailed across Lake Ladoga from Konevets Island to Valaam, stopping by Korela Harbor for maintenance. A wanderlust washed over the ship, and we rode some little Finnish horses into the desolate village and back. It was not long before the captain had !nished his business, and we set off again.
4* Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
2* The Enchanted Wanderer
Opening lines:
We sailed across Lake Ladoga from Konevets Island to Valaam, stopping by Korela Harbor for maintenance. A wanderlust washed over the ship, and we rode some little Finnish horses into the desolate village and back. It was not long before the captain had !nished his business, and we set off again.
4* Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
2* The Enchanted Wanderer
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