Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Hreinsun by Sofi Oksanen

4 reviews

shelbyc's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Takes place bedore, during. Anf after the collapse of Soviet Russia and communist dictatorship in Estonia. Main themes are how war leads to violence against women and violence begets violence.

Violence is a tapestry in Eastern Europe. Due to the location of Eastern Europe, caught between so many different empires and nations, it had a constant through line of violence. Story focuses on 2 women and the violence done to and by them and how they are bound together by it. 
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Everyone should read this. 

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thewoodlandbookshelf's review against another edition

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

4.0


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bahamyulala's review against another edition

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

4.0


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aegireads's review against another edition

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dark sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

harrowing story about how far a person can go to protect themselves 

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