lazymajou's reviews
238 reviews

dark informative sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

To be honest I’ve never read anything by Thomas Mann and I haven’t even heard of him before this novel. I guess it’s because I’m fairly young and my mom did recognised his name and some of his books.

Mann lived in difficult times and I personally think that sometimes people tend to put too much pressure on some people. You could say it’s their responsibility because of their audience (like influencers in modern times) but we should all remember that they are human, like us. And sometimes they don’t know what to say or are scared or anxious to say what they think.

It was a magnificent book. It brought to life an interpretation of Thomas Mann that was so vivid I could conjure him in my mind while reading.

I’m also contemplating if maybe someday I should read Thomas Manns books. Especially the most controversial ones.

Rozprawa o metodzie by René Descartes

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informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller

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dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

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challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

コンジュジ by 木崎みつ子

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challenging dark sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

I guess some people might find this book boring. It doesn't talk about anything "grand" and there's no "adventure". It talks about an elementary school girl, Serena, that was abandoned by her mother and abused by her father. She doesn't get any help and is dismissed by the only person she confines in. She copes with the whole situation by getting obsessed with recently deceased Liane Norton, who was the lead singer of a British band called The Cups. She imagines her life with him and basically lives with an imaginary boyfriend.

His is a book about abuse and not coping with it. About a person that never got any help from people around her. It's not very hopeful and to be honest I found it rather depressing but I guess this is what the author was going for. And like, it is a debut novel, so kudos to the author and I hope that her future works will get better! For now, 3/5

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