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Cennet Çürüdü by Jenny Hval

8 reviews

f18's review against another edition

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

5.0

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owenwilsonbaby's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad 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? No

2.75

“But the apple was first, and it never stops rotting, it just gets blacker.”

Really wanted to like this more than I did. Description and imagery was beautiful, and the atmosphere - including the building of dread - was effective. However I don’t feel like that suspense built towards anything and the narrative lacked a satisfying conclusion. 
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brookeklebe's review against another edition

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

4.75

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fraise's review against another edition

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

2.75

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jaiari12's review against another edition

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tense
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3.75

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jae0141's review against another edition

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

4.25

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himangi's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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imrereads's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
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  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

Also available in English translation as Paradise Rot, we follow Jo as she travels abroad to study biology and ends up living with a strange woman, Carral, in a strange old factory-turned-apartment where there are no real walls. 

What starts of as a realistic narrative that brings up feelings of otherness, slowly turns absurd. The lines between Jo and Carral become smudged, and reality turns dreamlike, and I think at its essense it says something about queer desire. 

The book really hones in on our senses. It's the sound of textile agains your skin, the smell of rot, the feel of warm milk on your tongue. The body and it's fluids especially gets a lot of attention. Sometimes I feel like I'm sitting too close, unable to look away. 

I loved this a lot more thsn I expected to and I implore you to consider reading it. 
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