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guinness74's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I feel like this book probably deserves more due than I have given it, and yet, I just wasn’t impressed. It had its moments like the interrogation of Rubashov by Gletkin which would make for an outstanding film noir type scene, and the exercise yard in the snow which has many cinematic possibilities. But the preponderance of communist party treatises…it just goes on and on, and not in a leading or exciting way.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement and Death
Minor: Torture, War, and Vomit
aveygravey's review
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Torture
iridium's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Would have been better as a play. I liked how heady this was but it took me forever to read even by my standards.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Police brutality, and Torture
Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, Colonisation, Gaslighting, and War
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