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Strega by Johanne Lykke Holm

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lexigrce's review

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challenging dark mysterious sad 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? No

1.25

i’m gonna give this the benefit of the doubt and say the translation did not do it justice at all

_scvvter's review against another edition

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My god it was so boring for literally half of the book. Even though i wanted to try to tough it out, i knew that once i started skipping through it that i had to quit

eclaidley's review against another edition

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medium-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? No

3.0

libellumartinae's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

Alrightie, I do think that the themes of this book are wonderful and very interesting but i feel liek the actual realization of the book fell flat. I don't know if it's the translation (and the short chapters, which I didn't enjoy) but I wasn't able to get into the book and I felt like the symbolism of it all was definitely both too clear and yet kept apart from the actual reader. It didn't work out for me in the end, sadly.

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