Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Luckenbooth by Jenni Fagan

4 reviews

nialiversuch's review

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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awaywiththefairies's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book is dark, challenging and at the same time a brilliant read. It's unique and terrifying. A gorgeously terrifying story that speaks of a magical world but feels more mortal than anything. Its violent and cruel and stunning.

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beccajdb's review

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challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Dating, yes. Transgressive, yes. But also surprisingly tedious after a while. The clunky injections of historical research and period set-dressing make it infuriatingly choppy. The William Burroughs chapters are the worst - they read like someone showing off. 

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miaaa_lenaaa's review

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dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

<SPOILERS>

“I delivered (my fingertip) as a young man to my psychiatrist one day and he did not appreciate it.”
“He clearly never had a cat”’

‘“Well Peter… today you can call me zeus”’ *stabs him in the throat*

I appreciate the through time in the same building but also its quite frustrating when the individual stories dont have a beginning or end?

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