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Dogs of Summer by Andrea Abreu

14 reviews

anajailer's review against another edition

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

3.0

i don't really know how to feel about this book. i liked the writting style an the fact that it was a queer story. i did finish it in a few days, but there were quite a few things that made me uncomfortable. maybe i was just an innocent kid so i don't relate to the characters as much. the friendship was so toxic, it bothered me a lot tbh
i did try to read the portuguese version first as i feel that would have been closer to the original book but i could only find it in brazillian pt. translation may have played a part as well

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alexandrabelze's review against another edition

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

3.0

i don’t have much to say about this read. but, i really enjoyed abreu’s writing style, and i liked her portrayal of scenery and time. good coming of age novel.
isora’s death was so unbelievably sad.

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archivofrances's review against another edition

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

4.0


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bites_of_books's review against another edition

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

4.5

En este libro tan único seguimos la historia de dos niñas de 10 años en una etapa de sus vidas en que empiezan a descubrir la importancia de su amistad. La narradora es una de las niñas y por su punto de vista vemos que ella tiene emociones muy fuertes por su amiga, en algunos momentos la ama, en otros la envidia, y en otros la odia. Son esas emociones que están al rojo vivo cuando se empieza a pasar por la pubertad. 

Sí, este libro está escrito de una manera muy coloquial, hay momentos en los que se me hizo difícil el poder entender ciertas cosas, pero no era algo que fuera tan fuera de lugar como para que no quisiera seguir leyendo. Las niñas en realidad me cautivaron desde el principio y quería saber que pasaría en sus vidas. 

Es un libro triste, muy triste, pero al mismo tiempo tiene una ternura muy profunda. 

Hay que leerlo con cuidado ya que hay descripciones explicitas de trastornos alimentarios, abuso sexual, y crueldad animal. 

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