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yourwitcher's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Racism, and Xenophobia
beereading90's review against another edition
DNF bei 58%.
Es fing wirklich gut an, aber mit fortschreiten der Handlung hat es mich leider verloren.
Der Schreibstil war mir zu anstrengend, ich wusste am nächsten Tag nicht mehr was vorher genau passiert war. Ich konnte Charaktere nicht mehr richtig zuordnen und dann bin ich beim Lesen noch regelmäßig eingenickt.
Echt schade, aber ich möchte mich nicht durchquälen. Da schau ich lieber mal den Film :-)
Es fing wirklich gut an, aber mit fortschreiten der Handlung hat es mich leider verloren.
Der Schreibstil war mir zu anstrengend, ich wusste am nächsten Tag nicht mehr was vorher genau passiert war. Ich konnte Charaktere nicht mehr richtig zuordnen und dann bin ich beim Lesen noch regelmäßig eingenickt.
Echt schade, aber ich möchte mich nicht durchquälen. Da schau ich lieber mal den Film :-)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
pedanther's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This is a book about the present being built on the bones of the past. The plot has Smilla uncovering a sequence of events stretching back to the second world war, and ultimately caused by something that happened much longer ago. At the same time, the novelist is uncovering, a bit at a time, the events that made Smilla into the person she is. For each of the people she meets along the way, we're given a glimpse of what made them the people they've become. It reminds me of John le Carré's thrillers, which are similarly portraits of people under pressure.
It took me a while to finish this book, but not because I didn't enjoy it; it's a dense read, not to be gulped down too quickly or when the mind is already full of other things.
It took me a while to finish this book, but not because I didn't enjoy it; it's a dense read, not to be gulped down too quickly or when the mind is already full of other things.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Drug use, Sexual content, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Misogyny, Racism, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation
myrymayranen's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Violence, Medical content, and Murder
Minor: Child death
memorable's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Das Buch ist viel. Nicht nur an Seiten, sondern auch an Geschichte und ich habe es noch immer nicht ganz verstanden.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder