Reviews

Amatka by Karin Tidbeck

eacrunden's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

jacobs25's review against another edition

inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

bblovesreading42's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

lynnguistics's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

4.25

mercabx's review against another edition

mysterious reflective

3.5

hacema_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

janeaustentatious2's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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? No

3.75

a whole lotta goo

dandaloriian's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

4.0

velleitaletterarie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

trakiul's review against another edition

2.5

Interesting ideas in this book; i appreciate any book that focuses on the influence of language. cool concept. however i don't think any part of it was fleshed out enough- both the setting and the characters.

i hesitate to compare the two because i think ursula le guin is one of the best writers of all time, but the setting felt like a version of The Dispossesed that wasn't as well thought out. also a lot of it seemed to be hurr durr communism bad which ... ok. perhaps the goal was more fascism bad, but it certainly came across like communism is when you can't hug your kids and your soap sucks. 

i think this book could have been longer and perhaps needed more maturity and depth to really hit the mark it was aiming for.