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I almost wanted to thank PAIN'S narrator & protagonist Iris for being so vulnerable, unfiltered, and unabashed—simultaneously, I often found myself begging her to stop. PAIN'S narrative won't take you where you expect, just as real pain seldom does. What begins as a traditional story of a rekindled love and a passionate affair slowly (and achingly) devolves into a mother's valuable lesson: you don't do your child any real service by wearing a mask in front of them. They want to care for you as much as you do them. All anyone wants is to take care of someone else, maybe. Will be thinking about this one

pagesintranslation's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

pinastri's review against another edition

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3.0

3,5/4

emdicclara's review

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dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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2.0

I think the concept itself was interesting, but the ending really dragged and didn’t finish in a satisfying way. the protagonist seems to have a nervous breakdown in the last 4-5 chapters and it’s jarring and awkward to read. it wasn’t bad writing really, i just didn’t enjoy it. at this point i just wanted the story to wrap itself up, which it never did. i feel like this woman pining over her lost teenage love of ONE YEAR is unrealistic as well. i never really rooted for any of the characters and didn’t find any of them particularly relatable or sympathetic. alma is such a stupid character. i loathed her. she is spoiled, selfish, and ridiculous. omer being drafted when i imagined him as a 9 year old throughout the entire story was wild. the romance between Eitan and Rissi is so overrated and gross. sometimes scenes are a bit too “poetic” and metaphorical for them to be realistic or meaningful to me. like when Eitan puts meat in Rissi’s mouth and she compares this to feeding her child when she was a baby. ???? is this author just making random connections with weird shit for the hell of it? idk i didn’t like it as much as i wanted to.

notmythunder's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective slow-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

3.0

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