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214 reviews
Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories by Ghassan Kanafani
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Kiinan talous by Juuso Kaaresvirta
informative
fast-paced
3.5
Muutamia painovirheitä lukuunottamatta asiasisällöltään kerrassaan mainio teos. Käsittelee Kiinan taloustilannetta monesta näkökulmasta, ja avaa hyvin taustatekijöitä. Toki kyseessä on vain pintaraapaisu, mutta mielestäni antaa hyvän alun aiheelle.
Sephardi Jewry: A History of the Judeo-Spanish Community, 14th-20th Centuries by Aron Rodrigue, Esther Benbassa
informative
medium-paced
4.0
A history of Sephardy Jewry, focused especially on the Balkans and Turkey, formerly Ottoman lands. The divisions of themes per chapter were great and allowed a clear throughline to come at the end.
Puolikuu by Chi Zijian
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
A tale of a people, in all their humanity. The prose was beautiful and nature felt closer than in pictures books thanks to the description. At times I felt a bit detached from the characters, but by the end you felt for them all.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide, and Violence
Minor: Miscarriage
The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars, and Caliphs by Marc David Baer
informative
medium-paced
3.75
A fine telling of the Ottoman history, in the context of its place in European and Asian worlds and its impact on the global world as a whole.
Edgedancer by Brandon Sanderson
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
That was a ride. A great sequel to The Way of Kings. The cast of characters was well-developed and moved forward with the story. As with the first book, only negative I felt was that the pacing got really fast by the end. And a minor qualm with the actual writing - sometimes things happened and characters did things, moved to other places and you could’t quite place who had done or where. Still, as a story, it is marvellous.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Donna Barbara by Rómulo Gallegos
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Personally, the writing took a bit to get used to with multiple characters of focus but once you got into the story, it drew you in. Haunting at times, with various interesting characters, not the least of which the titlar Doña Barbara. Surprisingly symphatetic to women and has complex female characters, which I have to for my own shame point out I don’t always expect given the time when the novel was written.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual assault
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
A book that starts with a story which direction you have no clue of. Takes a bit of time to get going and get the reader used to the world, but once it does, it’s great. As a multiple POV-book, sometimes you are less attached to some characters and rhat may impact the reading. Yet, the story worked and there’s a lot of intrugue going forward.