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Prowadź swój pług przez kości umarłych by Olga Tokarczuk

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dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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4.0

I think about this book more often than I thought I would. Even though it was a struggle to get through at points, it’s really grown on me in the last month since finishing.

The payoff here was fantastic, but the build-up felt laborious and scattered. I was trudging.

Considering the main character is an astrologist AND obsessive animal-lover (two things I can’t stand), I was surprised by how convincing she was for me. By the end I felt I understood her, and she DIDN’T annoy me with her ‘don’t hunt animals’ tangents. Well written. But soooo much (too much?) astrology.

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medium-paced

4.0

This book has left me with a particularly comforting feeling that I am far from being the craziest, I'm rather crazy enough. Loved it.

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dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

God I love Olga Tokarczuk- something about her writing feels so intimate but off-putting at the same time. This book was unique in that I don't think I've ever read something that combined elements of so many different genres: mystery, fantasy, existentialism, etc, etc. Overall this book did a good job at keeping up to pace with a singular theme-ish, but be warned that Tokarczuk is an author that isn't afraid to diverge from the original plot line only to come back to it in a nonsensical, erratic way. If you like astrology, animals, murder mysteries, and an unreliable narrator- this book is for you!