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A wie B und C by Alexandra Kleeman

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oliviabulka's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional 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? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

laurenleyendolibros's review against another edition

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slow-paced

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

1.0

ismelllikebooks's review against another edition

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3.0

"We were behaving exactly like people behaved, there was nothing wrong that I could name, but for some reason I wasn't feeling that unalone feeling you were supposed to have with someone else. Was there anything joining me to my life that was a matter of necessity rather than chance? It wasn't my body, which could be moved from place to place, job to job, fed nearly anything, partnered with anyone. It wasn't my mind, which seized the fake lives of television people with greater enthusiasm than it did its own."

izzykai's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Very strange book in a good way. Reminds me of Black Mirror a lot. Sad to see it getting bad reviews but I can see how it might not be everyone's cup of tea. Only giving it 4 stars instead of 5 because the ending was underwhelming. Other than that loved it!

*Definitely don't read this if you struggle with disordered eating, and read the other trigger warnings too*

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dialhforhgai's review against another edition

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4.0

“I felt that I was experiencing the world as only someone who did not exist in it could.”

brimby's review against another edition

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4.0

Really liked the "bizarro world seen through bizarro eyes" approach here. It did feel a bit icky at times how mentally ill A becomes, but her descent is flawlessly done. You're never left asking yourself why she's acting differently, even though her shift is fairly extreme over the course of the story. There's a lot of great satire and humor here, but you're going to have to not mind a heavy dose of sadness and cynicism paired with the laughs.