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That Time of Year by Marie NDiaye

shewritesinmargins's review

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challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

3.5

ecstasia's review

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3.0

kafka-adjacent

tinyhousebookworm's review

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dark funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

ferociablejbear's review

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dark sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

moominlove's review

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4.0

I liked this. I've never really read short stories like this and I liked this one. It was creepy and unnerving but not because anything was outright creepy. All the creepiness came from kind of simple, harmless things/behaviors. it's interesting. I read it in one go, which I love. will definitely seek out more of this.

annetjeberg's review

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4.0

So I was hesitant to start this, because of the lower ratings, but I found myself really enjoying this one. Yes, this book isn't really going anywhere, and it is a tad absurd, however NDiaye is doing a great job in creating a compelling atmosphere and I was hooked.

And I love myself a good, shorter book from time to time, and this book just really scores on that!

boydyke's review

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

3.75

bina's review

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

4.0

michellelouise's review

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

3.0

affiknittyreads's review

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

4.0