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Checkpoint by Alison Anderson, Jean-Christophe Rufin

henach's review against another edition

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3.0

Assez intéressant et bien écrit avec le style emblématique de Rufin mais ni son meilleur œuvre, ni ses personnages les plus raffinés.

Je conseil plutôt les livres d'Aurel le Consul.

trinity222's review against another edition

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4.0

Une histoire accrocheuse au rythme enlevant et un dépaysement assuré. Je ne sais pas pourquoi mais ça me fait penser un peu au Poids de la neige de Péloquin. Peut-être à cause de la situation de départ unique, des personnages très différents les uns des autres et du léger stress tout le long de la lecture.

lilymathildea's review against another edition

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4.0

Serbia, war, some men, a woman, a humanitarian convoy, checkpoints, courage

cami2deschenes's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

2.5

pierre_dbs's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

silee's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

jodie28's review against another edition

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5.0

Brilliant book, gripping storyline so I never wanted to put it down. For people with french as a second language some of the phrasing and descriptions are quite hard to understand without reading it a few times but it doesn't take away from the literary masterpiece that this is, especially for people with an interest in war philanthropy

armanceollivier's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark informative reflective tense medium-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

paulaz's review

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

nokannpo's review

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75