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A review by marywahlmeierbracciano
Empty Hearts by Juli Zeh
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Even as a firm believer that suicide is not to be joked about, I thoroughly enjoyed this German political satire featuring a suicide prevention clinic which is actually an elaborate suicide bomber recruitment operation. Set in the near future with an ultra-conservative government and terrorism on the rise, Empty Hearts follows Britta, owner of the aforementioned business, who suddenly learns that she has not monopolized the market after all. An wild ride that examines political helplessness, performative violence, and modern domesticity, I can’t say I’ve read anything quite like it before.
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Racism, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Grief
Minor: Excrement