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Vladimir by Julia May Jonas

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joscelynhe's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense 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

Loved the narration - not a very “interesting” plot in the classic sense (not a lot happens), but sti hard to put down. The narration and tone were engaging.

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kirstym25's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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ukponge's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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e_tully4's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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agiali's review against another edition

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dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

♡ 159/ 108

This was a really stunning debut novel and this is genuinely one of the most well-written books I've ever read. The prose and vocabulary are fitting considering our narrator is an English professor.

Although I found the book to be truly fantastic and entertaining, it was just a solid three-star read! Nothing wrong with that, it was good but is a book that once I close, I probably won't think about unless provoked.

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milojean_reads's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

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frantically's review against another edition

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dark reflective fast-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

4.5

This is such an interesting and varied perspective on issues such as consent, age gap and power dynamics. It's from a perspective we often don't think or hear about — the wife of the man who's accused of abusing his power. I would've given this 5 stars but the ending didn't really fit the narrative for me. Would still absolutely recommend!

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_travelingpages's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.75

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rynicolereads's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

Vladimir was not at all what I expected. The narrator is an older, female professor whose husband —the head of the English department— is currently under scrutiny for inappropriate relationships with students. The writing is witty and compelling, and the story's premise sucked me in immediately. Although it wasn't a favorite, I loved Julia May Jonas's writing and look forward to reading whatever she writes next!

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looney_moons's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

When I saw that an upcoming book had the title Vladimir and that the blurb on the back was 'When I was a child, I loved old men, and I could tell that they also loved me,' I was hooked. I was sure it would give me the Nabokov-esque experience I've wanted desperately to relive since I first read Lolita in 2020. I was both weary and ecstatic when I was approved for the eArc on NetGalley. After all, I have yet to read a book with this type of subject matter that lives up to the critique that Lolita accomplished. And maybe it's the title of the book, but I was absolutely certain that this book would deal a lot more with age difference and power imbalanced relationships. What I got was wholly different from what I expected and, surprisingly to me, I kind of loved it? I've spent the last 12 hours since I finished the book trying to gather my thoughts about what it is about this story that works and what doesn't. Now, don't get me wrong - this book is absolutely about inappropriate relationships, but it is much more about a woman figuring out how to deal with her husband's affairs with younger women. It was an incredibly - I think - nuanced book on a terribly complex topic. More than anything, I was blown away at the journey the protagonist went through and how much I desperately wanted to know what would come next. Jonas managed to write an engaging story with a cast of extremely unlikable characters that still somehow got some of my sympathy. As a person who primarily connects with characters in literature, and someone who seeks out character-driven arcs it is with the highest compliment that I say that Jonas' characters is what kept me reading. A stunning debut from an author I cannot wait to read more from. I'm excited to tell you all that Vladimir gets its UK release on the 26th of May 2022. 4/5 stars.

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