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Noc przed festynem by Saša Stanišić

jannis's review against another edition

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

4.0

kcelena's review against another edition

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3.0

I felt confused through a lot of this book but I think the fault lies with me and not the story. I think part of it might have to do with part of the story getting lost in translation (it wasn't written in English). I felt that there was some deeper knowledge and meaning lurking behind the words that I just was not smart enough to understand. Overall, an interesting story and some beautiful lines. I'm glad I read it.

smuds2's review against another edition

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

3.0

kleineskitten's review against another edition

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

4.0

soffimarie's review against another edition

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3.0

Irgendwie gut, aber irgendwie auch nicht so gut. Ich hatte das Gefühl erst mit dem Buch warm werden zu müssen wenn ich es wieder zur Hand genommen habe. Im Vergleich zu anderen Büchern habe ich sehr lang gebraucht, um es zu lesen. Dennoch möchte ich Herkunft vom gleichen Autor noch lesen.

littlebookterror's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

How does one describe this book?

A small town in Germany. Fürstenfelde is home to a variety of people, old and young, new and old, fitting in and standing out. The plot meanders through the streets, sometimes going back to the 17th century to explore the history, sometimes following a character's life, other times focusing on a vixen that lives nearby.
It's a strange and beautiful tale. There is no plot, we are simply observing this town as it prepares for the feast. 
I loved the combination of German idyll and mythical stories, the strangeness in which Stanisic describes the happenings and how it all feels ephemeral in the end.

georgiepeorgie's review against another edition

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1.5

Having an epigraph by The Streets is kinda quirky

caerrie's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Is this the definitive book on life in the former gdr after 1990? It might be. Time is weird in this village, it stands still and pulls backwards and has left the village behind. The story is so trippy and so real and so out there and so down to earth. The people are so weird and yet they make so much sense, and everyone is bored and proud and wistful and indifferent and I want to give this book to everyone I know. Fantastic.

monerl's review against another edition

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2.0

Rezi folgt!