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Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

jwilding's review against another edition

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4.0

A distant cousin to the graveyard book by Neil Gaiman, as strange as that might sound and as inaccurate as it might be. So very beautiful and weird and hard to read.

mantisshrimp4014's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious sad

4.5

macknz_p's review against another edition

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

3.5

cf1990xxx's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

1.0

jorghahaq's review against another edition

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  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

Anyone want to read the paper I wrote about this for class exploring the Buddhism the book is bare in? XD

mirror_momo's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

brunogcarr's review against another edition

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5.0

A forma usada por Saunders é estranha (e original, há que dizê-lo) e, inicialmente, deixou-me de pé atrás, mas a verdade é que o livro me tocou mais vezes do que muitos livros de estrutura mais convencional. E , se a literatura se quer para mexer com o leitor, Saunders conseguiu. Tocante muitas vezes, cómico outras tantas, Lincoln no Bardo foi uma bela surpresa. Voltar a Saunders é questão de tempo.

story_toflat's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

deannamartin113's review against another edition

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3.0

This book has a major trigger. Do your homework. Know the subject matter. It's not about only about Lincoln, the president.

mobymartin's review against another edition

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5.0

esta novela se podría llamar Lincoln en el Páramo por todo lo que tiene de Comala, una Divina Comedia (tristísima, conmovedora) contada por la Antología de Spoon River. lo que más me gustó: el cruce multitudinario entrecruzado por los testimonios históricos que deben juntar polvo en las bibliotecas presidenciales, y sobre todo la voz de Lincoln. qué desafío que era, y con cuanta altura (o más bien qué cerca del suelo) responde Saunders.