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Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernières

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aniahollinshead's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This is one of the only authors I’ve read that rivals Olga Tokarczuk’s ability to construct such a beautifully brilliant sentence. I thoroughly enjoyed de Bernières’ writing. The descriptions were laced with subtle, intelligent humour, and the characters were charming. It loses 0.25 of a star for focusing a little too heavily on politics and warfare, but that is just personal preference.

watch_po1nt's review against another edition

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Was funny and entertaining but not enough War/ engaging content

dmgms's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful slow-paced

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

5.0

rachnordgren's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

lauraborkpower's review against another edition

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2.0

I read this with a book and writing club I was in about 1,000 years ago, and I remembered only today that I'd even read it. I think I thought it was fine. But it didn't stick out.