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Sudenmorsian by Aino Kallas

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • 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

3.5

mielenkiintoista symboliikkaa, surullinen tarina. jo julkaisuaikanaankin vanhahtavaan kieleen tottuminen kesti aikansa, mutta ei se haitannut, monimutkaiset lauseet toivat ainakin muuten lyhyehkölle tarinalle lisää pituutta. olisi siis voinut olla pidempikin, mielelläni olisin lukenut enemmänkin.
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Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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

2.5

It just kept getting worse! I expected the two storylines to diverge a lot more, but in the end they were almost identical. I hate stories where every single thing works out in the end, ugh. After reading the viral 3 Jenkins Reid books (which I fucking LOVED) I had some expectations, none of which were met. I deeply disliked Ethan, and I couldn't really see why Hannah and Gabby were such eternal besties. I also disliked the internalized fatphobia, and while it may have made Hannah more relatable, the way it was presented just felt like normalizing such thoughts. And don't get me started on the whole concept of soulmates and fate, another concept of this book I heavily disagree with. I only listened through the whole thing because I kept hoping it'd eventually get better, but no, it was only downhill from the beginning (the part I actually liked). Maybe romance just isn't my genre, but maybe this book could have had more depth in its characters as well.
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Arkielämää by Maria Jotuni

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

3.25

Muistuttaa Jane Austenin teoksia siinä mielessä, että ihmiset lähinnä vierailevat toistensa luona ja juoruilevat; yhteiskuntaluokka tosin tällä kertaa alempi ja sijaintina maalais-Suomi.
Helkavirsiä I-II by Eino Leino

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adventurous challenging medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

taidokasta kielenkäyttöä, sisällöstä on kuitenkin vaikea saada mitään kiinnostavaa irti.
Putkinotko (Putkinotko #3) by Joel Lehtonen

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challenging funny hopeful slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Aluksi en tykännyt yhtään, puolenvälin jälkeen ihan ok. Ihan kiva, sekavakin.
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Maan asukit by Sayaka Murata

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

5.0

What the fuck.

I've never read a book which makes me strongly agree on one page and then completely fucks it up on the next page. What the fuck.
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I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

A horrible story, but oh so well written. The audiobook experience was very recommendable as well! Just do read all the content warnings first.
It's difficult and also feels a bit unethical to rate someone's life though, the best case scenario would obviously be this all being fiction. I'm so sorry she's had to go through this
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Työmiehen vaimo by Minna Canth

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

4.5

mikään kirja ei herätä miussa niin paljoa suuttumusta kuin tämä. mestariteos.
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Leevi and the Leavings: Hittitehtaan tarina by Timo Kalevi Forss

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funny informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

kattavasti kaikenlaista, mutta henkilökohtaisia taustoja olisin kaivannut enemmän.
Pohjalta - Happoradion tarina by Sami Kuusela

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

ihmisen mittainen olisi myös sopinut kirjan nimeksi, kappale nimittäin on kuin tämä kirja tiivistettynä.

nostaisin hattua, jos sellaista käytttäisin.

ps. en pidä taviksia vittuiluna, ehkä siksi etten osaa samaistua siihen. ei miusta kai mitään tuu, mutta syvällä  jossain miekin runoilen maailmaa pakoon. plussaa kaikesta joensuu-kamasta <3
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