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aquaticteal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
aoyenhi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
But Calvino is just so insanely horny. One character trips and falls on a lady in such a way that they immediately start fucking. That's what we're working with here lol
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
isobel_laura's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
persimmon_lover's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual harassment
thegr1mreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Moderate: Kidnapping, Stalking, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Incest, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting
meganpbell's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Sexual harassment
thevoidisbees's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment
cryingcloud's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Graphic: Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
larkais's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
As a book that looks at the meta analysis of physically reading and writing a book, it was wonderful. I thought that there was a clever moment about how the plot was slipping through the reader's fingers, both us as the reader and the character in the novel who thought that "everything was slipping through your fingers; perhaps it was also the fault of the translation". I liked this moment a lot since I had the exact same thought about the novel before I read that line. It was strange, fun and disjointed.
"When you read, you can stop and skip sentences: you are the one who sets the pace. When someone else is reading, it is difficult to make your attention coincide with the tempo of his reading: the voice goes either too fast or too slow". Excellently phrased!
The short stories were also nice! I really wanted to keep reading some. I really liked the very first one. It showed interesting thoughts about how an outsider is seen in a small town - also how each of the villagers is seen in the town. Such as people betting on which guest will show up first since they have very similar habits. I like the twist
The first half was wonderful, the second half gets more and more distasteful. The male gaze was present in the first half but oh just a flight of fancy with Ludmilla, but it truly swings into full force in the second half.
The two worst short stories about this was "On a carpet of leaves illuminated by the moon" and "Around an empty grave". I thought both of them started really nicely but it takes a real turn into sexual harassment and mommy issues in both of these stories. The first is about this visitor who has an affair with the matriarch but is really in love with the daughter - a bit of a graphic sex scene in this one. The other is about a guy trying to find his mother and he harasses girl in this one too.
Moderate: Sexual content and Sexual harassment