Reviews tagging 'Death'

Intimacies by Katie Kitamura

6 reviews

nialystic's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Murder, and War

Moderate: Infidelity, Racism, Torture, and Colonisation

lindsayerin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Infidelity, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual harassment

eralbesu's review against another edition

challenging fast-paced

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

3.0

I really want to enjoy this book, and there were elements I did enjoy. For instance, I enjoyed reading about The Hague and the trials and the work of an international court interpreter. However, the story felt a bit shallow. Every time I thought I’d discovered the plot line that was going to add more depth to the story, it plateaued. 

All in all, it was a quick read that managed to feel light, despite moments of darker subject matter. Sometimes I need that in a book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Hate crime, Infidelity, Violence, and Colonisation

Moderate: Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

laurensilva's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, and Violence

vif's review against another edition

challenging reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.5

Interesting to read about court proceedings from an interpreter's perspective. 

Also really interesting how you start to see how an interpreter is just a tool and not a person contributing to anything. I felt this was used as an effective metaphor for how women are seen in society. 

However I didn't like reading this book much. It's titled 'intimacies' and it explores many intimate relationships in its many forms but the main character's intimate relationships are all quite negative except with her mum. It makes for quite a depressing read. 

I also didn't understand why she was so infatuated with Anton?? And why did she choose to go back to Adriaan despite how poorly he treated her??

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Infidelity

quickermorequickly's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Short, thoughtful read about the space between languages, between individual people— even between national jurisdictions (our scene is among the elite interpreters at The Hague, who interpret proceedings in international court). Our heroine even spends weeks alone at someone else's apartment, among unfamiliar belongings. There are big questions here on what human beings owe one another.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Racism, Sexism, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Sexual content and Sexual violence