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ჟუჟა by Nino Haratischwili

amybouwer's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.25

sequinn88's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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michelleheegaard's review against another edition

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I was incredible confusing to keep track of the different persepctives. At least in audiobook format. Perhaps it would be different to read it.

thecaffeinatedlibrary's review against another edition

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dark mysterious

2.5

Juja has some incredibly beautiful writing, but unfortunately the overarching plot and thematic movements of the characters fell short for me. I was just left feeling underwhelmed, and frankly very frustrated (and very mad, the longer it sits with me) by the events in the last 15% of the novel. I am interested to read more of the author's work, as the writing was beautiful.

I received the audiobook ARC through Netgalley, and the narrator was excellent with the diverse accents at play but there was a lot of playback issues that impacted my experience unfortunately.

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pomengranate_moon_'s review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC. 

What a sad, strange story. 

Juja is a story about mental health, relationships, literature, and connectedness. Is a challenging story that isn’t always very easy to get through but the payoff is the beautiful writing itself. I feel like this is the type of book that could mean something different to you each time you read it but that also changes you as you read it. It leaves you feeling both empty and hopeful. It leaves you asking questions. 

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holaola's review against another edition

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

5.0

jager123's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0


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ghazalg's review against another edition

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challenging dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

I was very intruiged by this book initially and thought it had a lot of potential. However I just didn't like the characters or understand the obsession with the Saré or her book. Had there been more about how her book was so captiatinng or more about how the other characters related to it other than 'its like I wrote it' I may have rated the book higher. 

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paulap's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book is about a book that was written in the 50s allegedly by a 17 year old that then committed suicide. A wave of suicides related to this book in the 80s spark the interest of 2 people in 2004. Two women: one art historian from Amsterdam and another woman with a traumatic past from Sidney. The book mostly follows them in their search for answers about the book and the author.

The book had a very unsettling atmosphere, which I don’t enjoy but can appreciate. The writing was good, and the story was fine.

maddysbookcase's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

3.25