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Boulder by Eva Baltasar

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christellebadillo's review against another edition

5.0

WOW. I have no words. I dont remember the last time I sat down and finished a book in one sitting without looking up. I liked this book a lot - not necessarily because I can relate to it, but because the characters felt to real and raw.

violet_viper's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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yvonnereviews's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

4.75

poppea's review against another edition

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reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

tmitsock's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad 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

4.5

robyn1998's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Not sure whether to give this 2.5 or 3 stars
I'm shocked that people are praising the writing style. To me, it was horribly overembellished. I got very frustrated with the constant generalisations meant to be deep philosophical pronouncements, e.g. "There are some lives we don't like but are nonetheless mostly harmless, like the chlorine in our drinking water. "

I thought the story was an interesting one. But I just wish Eve Balthasar would've gone more into the characters' psyches and personalities rather than banging on about the same issues- Boulder is bored, Samsa is fulfilled, we get it!!!