Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Hreinsun by Sofi Oksanen

8 reviews

lovingblackcat's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0


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dianaale's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Es un libro difícil de leer en cuanto a que trata temas muy duros, mucha violencia, especialmente contra las mujeres. Sin embargo, me encanta la forma de nar ar de la autora, con descripciones detalladas de olores, sonidos, lugares, también los saltos en el tiempo, la forma de presentar los diálogos... Siento que lo hace de manera muy orgánica, que hila la historia de Estonia sin volverla una exhibición de su erudición y que al atar cabos sueltos, no lo hace de manera obvia. 

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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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lovelybubbles's review against another edition

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

4.25


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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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rakkaussipsi's review against another edition

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

2.0


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mmefish's review against another edition

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

4.5


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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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