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44 reviews
A Passage North by Anuk Arudpragasam
5.0
This is probably the most beautiful writing I have read so far. You can take any line or paragraph out of this book without knowing the context and be captivated by what is presented to you. I'm really looking forward to exploring more of the author's work.
Beauty Is a Wound by Eka Kurniawan
challenging
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
3.5
I would describe this as One Hundred Years of Solitude, set in Indonesia. I can see it being inspired by that kind of story, there are several parallels.
I found the political parts of the story quite interesting, which I'm sure is based on reality.
The story however is plagued with rape, violence and incestuous tendencies, which made it a bit challenging to get through.
I found the political parts of the story quite interesting, which I'm sure is based on reality.
The story however is plagued with rape, violence and incestuous tendencies, which made it a bit challenging to get through.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and War
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Slavery
Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih
3.75
Nice prose and some memorable quotes, but I'm not sure I fully understood this short novel. I will have to re-read it at some point to see if I can grasp further meaning. I felt the story a bit hard to follow.
Violeta by Isabel Allende
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.75
The Beautiful Mrs Seidenman by Andrzej Szczypiorski
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Antisemitism and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Murder
Hinterland by Arno Geiger
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Sparrow by James Hynes
The topics this book addresses are very heavy. It didn't turn out at all what I was expecting. I definitely think it could trigger some readers, therefore the disclaimer about the violence and SA should be made more prominent. Another main issue I had is the fact that there are no chapters, I have never seen that before and it made it difficult for me to keep track and to make distinctive breaks in the story.
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, and Abortion