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jannelampinen's review against another edition
4.0
Hyvin kirjoitettu rauhallisesti etenevä kertomus. Kuitenkin jotenkin etäiseksi jääviä kylmiä henkilöitä.
Hieman liikaa "ulkopuolisia" Suomi-viitteitä.
Hieman liikaa "ulkopuolisia" Suomi-viitteitä.
zassiu's review against another edition
3.0
Omalaatuinen teos, tuli luettua muutamassa päivässä. Paljon analyyttistä pohdintaa. Loppu tietysti jätti suun auki. Mutta olisi voinut jonkun verran tiivistää, vaikka sivujuonteet, pohdiskelut olivat pääsääntöisesti mielenkiintoisia
m4rtt4's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Lecturing, repetitive, predictable, and way too long. Interesting enough to make me want to finish the book, but the book was close to finishing me first.
awhipp17's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
this book is quite a mixed bag. the author nails the early part of the book with great commentary on life in academia particularly in both Finland and the US, as well as life in general in both countries. otherwise it was a long, wandering, slow, chopped up story that had no characters i could care about, except perhaps one. it jumped around in time and narration in a way that wasn't very effective for continuing the story forward in any "thriller" type of way, and all the interesting topics that were raised, and there were many, weren't satisfactorily dealt with.
beastreader's review against another edition
1.0
I am not afraid to admit that this book was over my head. Yet, this is not a good thing as it means that the story can't translate to all readers. In the beginning, as I was reading this book, I was willing to forgive this aspect and keep reading. This continued on for about a hundred pages and than I could not let it go. There was nothing to grab me and keep me intrigued in the story or the characters. The voices of the characters were monotone and as were their personalities...one note. This book really could have worked if it had translated better for all readers. Additionally, this story needed engaging characters. Plus, the intensity knob needed to be cranked up to twelve. They know not what they do but I do and I am done with this book.
banaanniina's review against another edition
dark
reflective
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? Yes
2.0
taikahelina's review against another edition
4.0
tää oli tosi mielenkiintoinen ja hyvin kirjoitettu kirja. kieli oli tosi kauniisti kuvailevaa, pitäen samalla mielenkiinnon ja otteensa. petyin vähän loppuosaan ja kirjan lopetukseen. tuntui, että koko kirja johti johonkin suurempaan ja monien henkilöhahmojen kasvutarinat jäi kesken tai mitättömiksi.
simpukkasini's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
bunnieslikediamonds's review against another edition
3.0
Many things are wrong with the world and this book explores all of them. Well, the morality of animal testing and radical activism, the dangers of technology, how corporate evil infiltrates our lives, and worst of all, how badly academia in Finland sucks. The author is so critical of his home country and its people (who will not meet your eye or talk to you unless it is to blurt out racist sentiments) that I was surprised to learn it won the country's fanciest literary prize. It's ambitious and the author is clearly passionate about the many, many wrongs he rails against. The characters are strong, and the relentless Finn-bashing has its comical moments, but the novel overflows with too many ideas that are only surface-deep.