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Księgi zapomnianych żyć by Bridget Collins

295 reviews

charley0796's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Such an interesting premise! I love the idea that books are memories - as a child I thought all books were real and about parallel universes. This is based in a Victorian period, where all the books are people’s memories. 
It’s a beautiful love story and a lot darker than I thought, but I would have liked characters to be a little more fleshed out with quirks and interests. I expected more about the world of binding but it’s very much about the two love interests, which I’m here for! 
I went into this book knowing nothing about it or the genre as it was a book club read, but I enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Rape

morticiaddams's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

shenelle_h's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Homophobia, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, Suicide, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Outing

alexandra_3142's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Murder

misssurly's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Homophobia, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

brerreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book has some of the best plot twists I’ve ever read. And one that makes me want to reread it just to pick up all the pieces that I missed the first time. What a unique and fascinating book!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Self harm

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

laurenbaggy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

adragoninspace's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense

3.25

Gros coup de cœur sur la couverture de cette édition de the borough press, j’ai dévoré le livre mais ça reste un 3 ou 3,5/5 en vrai. Je pensais qu’il y aurait plus de choses dans le récit autour des livres et de cet art du binding (en français ça parle « d’enlivreur » j’ai cru voir) qui permet d’effacer la mémoire d’une personne et l’enfermer dans un livre. En fait au cœur de ce livre c’est plutôt une histoire d’amour, une tragédie. Et même si ça arrive tard, une fois que c’est arrivé ça prend quasiment tout le livre et ne continue pas vraiment ce que le premier quart nous laissait penser que ce livre serait. J’aime bien ce genre de changement surprise mais comme je ne suis pas très romance j’étais un peu blasée. J’ai l’impression que je pourrai même spoiler en disant ça mais la plus grosse partie du roman parle de ça donc 🥲 
Quand même un bon roman qui a su me donner envie de continuer, bien écrit et prenant. Et qui prend cette idée d’extraction de mémoire et en montre les pires dérives possibles.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, and Alcohol

goose's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Such an interesting concept, really loved it. I hope Collins keeps exploring the idea. I liked the characters alright. There  are some things that squicked me in the book, but it didn't affect my enjoyment of the story as a whole.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Suicide, and Vomit

Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, and Sexual assault

full_of_ideas's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, and Sexual harassment