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Guida il tuo carro sulle ossa dei morti by Olga Tokarczuk

2 reviews

bomenvernietiger's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

"In unison, they set about tearing up the plants that had been growing around their house until now, in order to plant others that they'd bought at a shop. It was hard to tell what logic was driving them."

"Deep inside their anthill, the Ants cling to each other in a large ball and sleep like that until spring. I only wish people had the same sort of confidence in each other."

'"Why are you crying?" I asked.
"You're so kind..."
"I know," I replied.
"What about you? Why are you crying?" he said.
That I didn't know.'

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, and Alcoholism

lizzieinmt's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

This books as extremely well written, even with the translation into English the prose were powerful and full of emotion. While none of the main characters are exactly loveable they win you over and I loved the moral delemma it left you in. As a vegetarian I found this a great look into how some people view animals and how much it hurts not to be valued. Really interesting read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Death

Minor: Addiction, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Medical content