Reviews

Intimacies by Katie Kitamura

danielava's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

lauramariewheeler's review against another edition

3.0

I enjoyed the scenes about the main character's job more than any of the personal interactions. overall not super compelling

grace_ann's review against another edition

2.0

The promising backdrop of an interpreter beginning their role at The Hague (International Criminal Court) was largely skimmed over in favour of a far less compelling story.
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For a book about translation, I maybe should have expected to labour over paragraphs and unearth deeper meaning but due to the overall disconnection I felt from the story and characters, the choice to engage further felt futile.
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It felt hollow and left me frustrated. Anyone who read this book and felt obliged to consider humanity’s deprivation and addiction to power is outing themselves from their ivory tower, far removed from the events unfolding before us every day.

katikins's review against another edition

I work in the courts… the writing was unnecessarily complicated for the sake of sounding smart.

azimmer's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

booksandbulletjournaling's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

martagom's review

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

exdebris's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

mdarceyhall's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. For a moment, I considered giving it 3 stars due to its somewhat uniform plot and minor plot moments I wanted resolved. But then I realized that's what I love about this book and its mirroring of real life - that sometimes there isn't a big climactic moment that changes the trajectory of one's life and that we don't always come to clear resolutions.

motherofmasseys's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5