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Boulder by Eva Baltasar

hasbrez04's review against another edition

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

4.0

Curt, però trepidant llibre on dos mons femenins completament diferents xoquen i s'ajunten, esgoten el temps i divergeixen un altra vegada en diferents òrbites sobre la maternitat. D'una manera intensa i molt sentida, Boulder ens ensenya una mirada conflictiva i desacomplexada sobre el que pot suposar ser mare i sobre com pot arribar a trastocar les vides de les dones i el seu interior més profund i definit. Boulder, una dona valenta, forta i independent, acaba lligada per amor a un lloc al qual mai s'acostuma i ha de construir una vida nova que, tot i no demostrar-ho, no vol. La bomba atòmica de la maternitat trasbalsa la seva relació i la fa sentir insegura sobre els seus desitjos, que l'acaben fent tornar al món d'on venia, però ancorada per un lligam al qual no pot, ni vol, renunciar. 

deanna_'s review

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

3.5

ryanco8's review

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adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

rosiemx's review against another edition

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dark emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

jacobs25's review against another edition

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

4.5

glock_shmee's review against another edition

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4.0

It was very thrilling and suspenseful, fun to see butch identity portrayed just casually enuf. The big climax moment of the story was so shocking to me (at 1:30 am tbf)

ivacosic's review against another edition

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3.0

Nista narocito. Pomalo pretenciozno pisanje uvaljano u buljuk metafora- uglavnom besmislenih ili bar didn’t strike a chord with me; poneke bas fine. Super mi je Rejkjavik u pozadini.

noshinbean's review

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challenging reflective medium-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

padmaja's review

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emotional reflective sad

4.5

bluelilyblue's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.25