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An amusing read featuring extended family incest and a smidge of antisemitism.
In my opinion, the best parts of the novel are character interactions. Aside from Sophie, who seems to have a read on every character almost instantaneously, the characters are interesting and clash in entertaining ways.
Sophie's schemes, which always seem to go either exactly to plan or better and never go south, were by far the worst aspect of the novel.
An amusing read featuring extended family incest and a smidge of antisemitism.
In my opinion, the best parts of the novel are character interactions. Aside from Sophie, who seems to have a read on every character almost instantaneously, the characters are interesting and clash in entertaining ways.
Sophie's schemes, which always seem to go either exactly to plan or better and never go south, were by far the worst aspect of the novel.
These stories were recommended to me over 10 years ago, but I'm a little relieved that I hadn't gotten my hands on a physical copy sooner. I feel as though I wouldn't have liked them as much back then as I do now.
I love the soothing, calm but strange and sorrowful atmosphere the author crafts. The way the characters talk to eachother is a bit dull sometimes, but that might just be a translation/culture thing.
These stories were recommended to me over 10 years ago, but I'm a little relieved that I hadn't gotten my hands on a physical copy sooner. I feel as though I wouldn't have liked them as much back then as I do now.
I love the soothing, calm but strange and sorrowful atmosphere the author crafts. The way the characters talk to eachother is a bit dull sometimes, but that might just be a translation/culture thing.
I'd expected a more factual account, but this is an exceptional piece of literature regardless and fulfills its purpose. The author illustrates his experiences so vividly that, although it was emotionally taxing, I could not stop reading.
I'd expected a more factual account, but this is an exceptional piece of literature regardless and fulfills its purpose. The author illustrates his experiences so vividly that, although it was emotionally taxing, I could not stop reading.
These stories were recommended to me over 10 years ago, but I'm a little relieved that I hadn't gotten my hands on a physical copy sooner. I feel as though I wouldn't have liked them as much back then as I do now.
I love the soothing, calm but strange and sorrowful atmosphere the author crafts. The way the characters talk to eachother is a bit dull sometimes, but that might just be a language thing.
These stories were recommended to me over 10 years ago, but I'm a little relieved that I hadn't gotten my hands on a physical copy sooner. I feel as though I wouldn't have liked them as much back then as I do now.
I love the soothing, calm but strange and sorrowful atmosphere the author crafts. The way the characters talk to eachother is a bit dull sometimes, but that might just be a language thing.
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An absolute joy to read for me. The topics of this story interest me, and they're handled rather well. I easily grew fond of the characters and their interactions and was excited to read more.
The last 10 or so chapters gave me horrendous whiplash though. The book would have made it to my favourites, if it were not for the poor pacing and interesting story points that were left unexpanded.
An absolute joy to read for me. The topics of this story interest me, and they're handled rather well. I easily grew fond of the characters and their interactions and was excited to read more.
The last 10 or so chapters gave me horrendous whiplash though. The book would have made it to my favourites, if it were not for the poor pacing and interesting story points that were left unexpanded.
