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The Discomfort of Evening
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bookshelves: fiction-transl, wit, 2020, 2020debut, 2020trans-lit, debuts, femlit, fiction, kindle-scribd, one-star, fiction-literay
Aug 28, 2020
bookshelves: fiction-transl, wit, 2020, 2020debut, 2020trans-lit, debuts, femlit, fiction, kindle-scribd, one-star, fiction-literay
Nope, a 10 (-12) year old child narrator that thinks like a grown up just doesn't work for me.
Plus: When almost everything the narrator sees is compared to some form of snot or poop or bile or vomit the 'gross-ness' gets, well... boring.
Plus: When almost everything the narrator sees is compared to some form of snot or poop or bile or vomit the 'gross-ness' gets, well... boring.
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November 24, 2019
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November 24, 2019
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November 24, 2019
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fiction-transl
November 24, 2019
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August 28, 2020
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August 28, 2020
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2020
August 28, 2020
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2020debut
August 28, 2020
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2020trans-lit
August 28, 2020
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debuts
August 28, 2020
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fiction
August 28, 2020
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femlit
August 28, 2020
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kindle-scribd
August 28, 2020
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Finished Reading
August 29, 2020
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one-star
April 28, 2024
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fiction-literay
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Aug 28, 2020 03:02PM
I want ro read 2 last books of your list. And now I am puzzled a little bit))
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Ptichka_schebetunya wrote: "I want ro read 2 last books of your list. And now I am puzzled a little bit))"Ah, sorry about that...
you saved me a decent amount of money. I was about to order this and thought to check it on goodreads! That was a good decision.
Nashwa wrote: "you saved me a decent amount of money. I was about to order this and thought to check it on goodreads! That was a good decision."Always happy to be of service :-) :-)
I totally agree! I was thinking the same thing about a 12 year old thinking like an adult. Also I absolutely had no empathy for any of the characters including the three children. I hate to say this but I almost cheered when she fell into the freezer at the end. I know: that’s bad, but I really didn’t think that a 12 year old that so obsessed with death would be so violent. I understand the obsession with death but I don’t think that 12-year-olds would ever act that way, regardless of how rural and Dutch the setting is.
Gaetano wrote: "I totally agree! I was thinking the same thing about a 12 year old thinking like an adult. Also I absolutely had no empathy for any of the characters including the three children. I hate to say thi..."Yep, exactly!
I knew I could skip this one. It sounded like a horrible and depressing typical Dutch book. Thnx for confirming my suspicions. ;)
Oh boy, yes this was difficult. I listened to the audiobook. It was pretty intense towards the end with the abusive brother. Not entirely without literary value.
That's funny to me because the 'poop' and snot stuff was precisely what made it so childish for me.
Leah Rachel wrote: "That's funny to me because the 'poop' and snot stuff was precisely what made it so childish for me."That's interesting!
Britta wrote: "Leah Rachel wrote: "That's funny to me because the 'poop' and snot stuff was precisely what made it so childish for me."That's interesting!"
I do agree with plenty of bad reviews on the book, and I had a lot of complicated thoughts, but I thought that all the poop/snot/etc talk was super childish.
Yes, thank you! I see many people disgustes by descriptions. Sure, they are not pleasant, but the book is actually not that shocking, just boring.
Marija wrote: "Yes, thank you! I see many people disgustes by descriptions. Sure, they are not pleasant, but the book is actually not that shocking, just boring."Glad to hear I'm not alone!
Mariejke was born 1991. The book came 2000, her thoughts I guess was not invented that year. It takes a lot of thoughts until she comes to write this brilliant novel.
