Reviews

La casa sulla collina by Gary Shteyngart

k_bunting's review against another edition

This book was so boring and so slow moving. There was hardly any character development, and there was barely a plot to read into. 

frenchoniondip22's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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

4.25

sthasyguerrero's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

3.0

rachjaki744's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

2.75

vioxvive's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

michalvy's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

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

2.0

kmarchsays's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

3.75

siobst's review against another edition

2.0

This book struck me as a Dostoyevsky-style version of The Big Chill. I’m not a fan of classic Russian novels or The Big Chill (although the soundtrack is one of my favorites). I’m not sure whether this was intentional but the characters with Russian heritage only had very slight Russia accents. I thought that was a lost opportunity in the audio format.

ktuzinski's review against another edition

dark funny 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

3.5

jadereads_'s review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.0