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Aschermittwoch by Ethan Hawke

wombat_88's review against another edition

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dark sad tense slow-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

2.0

catladylover94's review against another edition

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3.0

was a good book, but not great, not a 5 star for sure, easy read though

dtrain411's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective tense medium-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

3.0

ultramariikka's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

with_a_soundtrack's review

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dark emotional hopeful sad

4.0

pharmdad2007's review against another edition

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3.0

Interesting book about a frail relationship with lots of complications. The best part was the narration by the author, who has a terrific reading voice.

rachnakhare's review against another edition

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4.0

Yes, these characters can be unlikeable but they’re still interesting. And it’s a romance novel written by Ethan Hawke! It made me swoon and sometimes hate myself shortly thereafter.

stenaros's review against another edition

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3.0

So the problem of being a recognizable actor who has also written a novel is that it's hard to separate the screen persona/actor from the main character, especially if the main character occupies the same general demographic as the author. With Hawke's first novel, I never successfully separated the two people actor/author and main character, which detracted from my enjoyment of said novel. In this novel, I spent the first portion picturing Jimmy as Ethan Hawke, but eventually was able to discard this and wrap myself in the story. Having said all that, I loved the "voice" in this story. It was hard-driving and descriptive, took no prisoners and just kept rolling along until the end came.

linda2271l's review

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3.0

Man verfolgt ein Pärchen auf dessen Reise zum gemeinsamen Glück und zu sich selbst.
Der Schreibstil ist meiner Meinung nach etwas besonderes, zumindest habe ich sowas zuvor noch nicht gelesen (abgesehen von den anderen Romanen des Autors). Der Schreibstil verbirgt sehr viele Weisheiten und kluge Gedanken, die einen zum nachdenken anregen und über sein eigenes Leben nachdenken lassen.
Das Buch ist an sich sehr ruhig. Es gibt keine große Spannungskurve, aber man möchte ab einem bestimmten Punkt trotzdem erfahren, wie es mit dem Paar zu Ende geht, sodass man weiter liest.
Es ist interessant zu sehen, wie beide sich entwickeln und sie sich auch zusammen entwickeln.
Entweder man mag solche Geschichten bzw so eine Art von Roman oder nicht.

arkwill's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny reflective slow-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

4.75