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Λατρεία by Hannah Kent

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challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I really don’t know how to describe this book. It’s poetic and the story is truly profound. Two girls finding each other and falling in love, while living in an oppressed community. The story was a little too slow for my taste at the start, their boat journey (which was super intense btw and super realistic. Kudos to the author for always following the facts) only started about a third/halfway of the way in. Also there is quite an unexpected twist in the story I did not see coming! 

So while this story was incredible in its own way, I don’t think it was for me, hence the 3 stars. But I am still glad I read it! 

Also TW: animal slaughter, death, suicidal thoughts and attempts. (I personally found the pig scenes to be quite intense 😢)
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