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Mona by Pola Oloixarac

hedgehogbookreviews's review against another edition

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

4.0

erinastin's review against another edition

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4.0

Acerbic and self-reflexively pretentious. A novel for writers and women on the brink of destruction

read_outside_the_box's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.5

re_leyendo's review against another edition

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

3.5

ael1997's review against another edition

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dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

melsiewelsie's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense 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? Yes

3.25

tabithare's review against another edition

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5.0

A book written for people who love “literature”
Love love loved- the first half was so genius, the third quarter lulled a little and what an ending, so insanely well written and I cannot wait to read more from Oloixarac

hotelfoxtrotwhiskey's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

joeloughney's review against another edition

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

3.5

jessicarosee's review against another edition

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4.0

a book written for hot girls who love bunny by mona awad but also midsommar by ari aster but also ottessa moshfegh’s more blunt works (slumming, eileen, etc.) ‘mona’ is hallucinogenic, captivating, thrumming. the epnymous character makes each beat of this quick read sound bold and loud. we discover the repression of her trauma just as the surrealist conclusion hits you in the face. i loved this, i wish it was longer, other than that, perhaps a writer i need to delve into more?