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Bar Balto by Faïza Guène

alexcirtal's review

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funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

mxgancxtherine's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

2.5

ellen5525's review

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2.0

Should of been able to fly through this book since it was only 160 pages. It took me four days to read this book.

Thought it was going to be funny wasn't in the slightest, very disappointing.

ruthie_the_librarian's review against another edition

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4.0

Really liked this little book. Parisian social commentary + whodunnit.

nobodyatall's review against another edition

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4.0

An enjoyably odd insight into the lives of various people living in a Parisian suburb. Poverty, depression, racism and all the fun stuff.
An average at best detective novel but an excellent bit of cultural/class tourism!

dostojevskijs's review against another edition

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3.0

Det mp vara en bok om en mordgåta men det känns lite som Cluedo. Handlar mycket om karaktärerna och deras roller i vardagens Balto.

ladymirtazapine's review

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3.0

CN: murder, suicide of parent in the past, racism, ableism, abuse of intellectually disabled teen, physical violence.

It was entertaining enough. The ending was a bit far fetched and the characters were very two dimensional. It'd probably translate well into a screenplay.
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