Reviews with content warning for War - Dauðinn er barningur

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Dauðinn er barningur by Elísa Björg Þorsteinsdóttir, Khaled Khalifa

15 reviews

feralhobbit's review against another edition

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dark sad slow-paced

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

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shadow_cat94's review against another edition

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This book feels very slow and dry. The characters are hard to get attached to which makes it hard to get invested in the plot. The external conflicts, while real, feel detached from what is happening as they just hit back to back without any forewarning. As someone unfamiliar to that environment it makes the reality of the situation feel more nonsensical than grounded.

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drsa's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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snapshotsofabookishlass's review against another edition

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dark sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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katharina90's review against another edition

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informative reflective sad slow-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

I found the characters' journey across Syria really educational, but that ended up a much smaller part of the book than I expected.

The story often veers off into lengthy flashbacks that I mostly found boring and at times confusing.

The chapters were also incredibly long. That structure didn't work well for me.

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emka918's review against another edition

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challenging dark 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? Yes

4.0

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ruthmoog's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

A thought provoking read, in which death occurs almost immediately. A very interesting take on society and family during war time, and the meaning of death and the burden of funeral rites when death is all around.
There were themes around womens existence and suffering which paired with the futility of existence when your society is being destroyed.
Unlike other stories I have read set in civil wars, the travel was through places rather than away from violence. All the while the journey had traumatic events and discomfort, but the mundane bureaucracy of revolution was at the forefront of the storytelling.

It's an interesting read, if you can cope with the subject matter I recommend it, but it wan't my favourite at the time so my star rating reflects that.

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