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Die verborgenen Stimmen der Bücher by Bridget Collins
42 reviews
ameydireads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I have mixed feelings about this book. While I really love the (queer) characters, the general outline and the uniqueness of the story, I also think it did not deliver its full potential. This book could have been so much more. Getting into the story was especially troublesome as the writing really threw me off. The detailed description of the surroundings part one almost felt cinematic. The writing in parts two and three on the other hand was more pleasant.
Although the majority of people loathed binders, she didn't let that influence her character. She stayed true to her profession until the end.
“There was sympathy in her face, as if I could tell her everything and she would understand.”
It is with Seredith that Emmett finds a real home. He carries her sympathy, morality and loyality while her own son, de Havilland, chooses a different path.
It's a pity that the point of view changes after Emmett goes to his first binding and gets his memories back. It would have been interesting to see how he gets to know his own powers and proceeds to become a fine binder. For example, the voice that he uses to curse the people that threatened to burn down Seredith's bindery with Seredith in it? This never gets mentioned again in the story.
The story also goes to show how greed and power can destroy any noble art.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Homophobia, Rape, Suicide, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Incest, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Outing, and Alcohol
Minor: Murder
geilie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Vomit, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Fatphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
bociti's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Minor: Sexual violence and Sexual harassment
maggiethejuggler's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Child death, Incest, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
xbernadette's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Vomit, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
archkyrology's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
In an attempt to play around with the memory wiping aspect to create a mystery, it just becomes confusing. The first half of the book is slow, relaxed, and curious enough to keep you reading. The second half was very fast and genuinely upsetting almost the entire time. I wish a lot of aspects had been done differently. Also a very cliffhanger ending for a book that doesn't have a sequel.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Violence, Excrement, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
elphayes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I'd have liked more focus on the MC and his craft, maybe more focus on how he learned to do it and finish a book etc. It kind of jumped from his sole life story to sudden romance, and was a bit jarring. Given the plot it does make sense but I think it could have been done a little better.
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Child death and Sexual content
hannahlou93's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Sexual harassment
uparrowhead's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Many of the reviews I've read call the book slow-placed. With that, I have to agree. However, I think that the pacing of the book fits the content and story that it tells quite well. At certain points, however, like the climax of the story, I can understand how it was annoying and boring to read through, but I mostly didn't mind it.
Something that I have to appalude Bridget Collins for is her use of language and description. Many of the settings of the book were written out in a way that easily sucked me right into the novel, and the writing in the book was, overall, of high quality.
I really enjoyed the premise of the novel; the idea that you could take someone's memories and bind them into a book that they will forget forever. It gave way and allowed the book to explore darker concepts of society, and made the story much more engaging to read through.
I do believe that certain parts of the story weren't developed as much as they could have been,
WARNING : The book does change its POVs throughout Part One, Two, and Three of the story. I personally liked how it was executed, but I know it is not for everyone, and a lot of reviews I've read on here say that it was done poorly and left readers confused.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Outing, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia
dinosoaring's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment