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L'ospite by Emma Cline

5 reviews

mai99's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Das Ende ist sehr unbefriedigend. Und dadurch wird das Buch in seiner Gänze irgendwie gut, es zeigt den kontinuierlichen Kampf ums überleben und wie kleine Gewinne im Leben für den nächsten Tag eine Realität sind, die Alex lebt. Langfristige Lebensplanung und große Ziele gibt es nicht, kann es gar nicht geben. 
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ashlynregan's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense fast-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

Things happened but nothing changed. This was more of a character study than a novel tbh.
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kenrya's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

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amandakathleen's review against another edition

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

3.75

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clementine_lips's review against another edition

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dark sad tense 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

2.5

I’ve really really enjoyed all of Emma Cline’s other books - I’ve read all of them up to date and I’m a person who rarely repeats authors (something about feeling like then I would be missing out on so many other voices… but anyway).
However this book was not for me. I think the character is very well defined and in the middle (about 150 pages in until more or less the end) I really enjoyed it. Even though I did not like Alex, the protagonist (who likes someone so adept at lying?), I was rooting for her at the end. But it took really long to get me interested (I persevered out of stubbornness) at the beginning and I found the ending deeply underwhelming.
Everyone has their own taste, but I would recommend starting with one of her previous books if it’s the first time you are reading Cline! Hope you enjoy whichever one you pick!
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