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kaisu's review
dark
emotional
funny
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Wenn du deine Gedanken und Gefühle nicht für dich behälst, sondern ihnen (fast) freien Raum lässt. Wenn deine ruhige Fassade plötzlich bröckelt, da du die Scheinheiligkeit und nichtssagenden Floskeln nicht mehr erträgst.
Ob das gerecht ist, was dabei rauskommt? In manchen Köpfen ja, in manchen Köpfen nein.
Jedenfalls unterhaltsam geschrieben. Nicht immer war ich einer Meinung, aber das musst ich hier auch nicht.
Ob das gerecht ist, was dabei rauskommt? In manchen Köpfen ja, in manchen Köpfen nein.
Jedenfalls unterhaltsam geschrieben. Nicht immer war ich einer Meinung, aber das musst ich hier auch nicht.
akadie's review
Langsame Geschichte, nimmt in den ersten ca. 60 Seiten nicht richtig Fahrt auf. Ein meines Erachtens selbstgefälliger Erzähler, der andere um sich rum auf anstrengende Art schlecht macht.
lisa_and_her_books's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
cabbagecrown's review
challenging
dark
sad
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
buecher_und_huehner's review
challenging
dark
funny
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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
2.0
My star rating is a very personal one. I don't judge literary brilliance here, otherwise this would get four or five stars, easily. I just didn't like this book all that much - and I don't think I was even supposed to 😅
I felt like I should add that, because, as I said, from a literary standpoint, this short novel does what it set out to do. If you love to read about twisted, despicable characters and the moral abysses that can lurk behind the façade of the "normal, happy family", I'd recommend this book. It just wasn't for me, at least not for now...
I felt like I should add that, because, as I said, from a literary standpoint, this short novel does what it set out to do. If you love to read about twisted, despicable characters and the moral abysses that can lurk behind the façade of the "normal, happy family", I'd recommend this book. It just wasn't for me, at least not for now...
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Ableism, Blood, Chronic illness, and Medical content
Minor: Abortion
ameliasbooks's review
4.0
#ReadYo'Shelves
#NewToMeAuthor
I'm really not into thrillers, so it took me a long time to pick this from my shelf. But it is definitely not what you expect it to be. When I read the blurb, I thought this might be a psychological novel about relationships, but it is something completely different instead, at least it was for me. There are a lot of wrong traces laid out and the characters are all hard to judge and even harder to bare. This was a page turner and at the same time I hated every minute having to deal with these people. Herman Koch definitely knows what he is doing, but I have to say Dutch authors never let me down so far during my reading life.
#NewToMeAuthor
I'm really not into thrillers, so it took me a long time to pick this from my shelf. But it is definitely not what you expect it to be. When I read the blurb, I thought this might be a psychological novel about relationships, but it is something completely different instead, at least it was for me. There are a lot of wrong traces laid out and the characters are all hard to judge and even harder to bare. This was a page turner and at the same time I hated every minute having to deal with these people. Herman Koch definitely knows what he is doing, but I have to say Dutch authors never let me down so far during my reading life.
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