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Kangastus 38 by Kjell Westö

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dark reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

3.75

not much happened, but I really liked the atmosphere and narration. I wish there had been more action, but I was pleasantly surprised by the very ending — there should have been more plot twists like that one.
Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language by Amanda Montell

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funny informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

not bad, but all the praising reviews definitely gave me high expectations that weren't fulfilled. I would still recommend this book as an introduction to the topic, but I personally didn't gain much from reading this as I've studied both linguistics and basic feminist theory.
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The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappé

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dark informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Pyhä ja profaani by Mircea Eliade

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challenging informative reflective medium-paced

2.5

chose this guy as an essay topic and it's too late to change now :')
Punaorvot by Anneli Kanto

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dark emotional informative sad 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? No

3.5

Kerrontatyyli toi mieleeni näytelmän jo ennen kuin tiesin kirjan perustuvan näytelmään, jotain Minna Canthin kaltaista mikä sekä sopi 1900-luvun alun aikaan että myös osaltaan haittasi kertomukseen uppoutumista. Tää varmaan toimisikin paremmin näytelmänä — ei huono romaaninakaan, mutta kuuntelin tän loppuun enemmänkin aiheen mielenkiintoisuuden kuin varsinaisten kirjallisten ansioiden takia. Useassa kohtaa meinasi kyllä päästä itku, siinä mielessä onnistunut.
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Missä kuljimme kerran by Kjell Westö

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dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Rakastin jokaista yksityiskohtaa, koskaan ei voi olla liikaa historiallista nippelitietoa!! Niin aidontuntuinen kuvaus ihmiselämästä sen kaikkine virheineen ja valoineen. Mitään en lähtis muuttamaan, paitsi että Cedric Lilliehjelm oli sen verran perseestä että hänen juonenkaarensa ois loppuun asti saanut noudattaa samaa kaavaa. Siis koska tuollaisia ihmisiä on oikeasti, eivätkä kaikki valitettavasti koskaan "kasva pois" siitä.
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Samaan virtaan – Putinin sota naisia vastaan by Sofi Oksanen

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dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

ei mitään korjattavaa, päinvastoin — tää olisi miun puolesta saanut olla pidempi ja vieläkin yksityiskohtaisempi.
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Juoksuhaudantie by Kari Hotakainen

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dark funny 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

4.0

He eivät tiedä mitä tekevät by Jussi Valtonen

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challenging dark reflective slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

Lecturing, repetitive, predictable, and way too long. Interesting enough to make me want to finish the book, but the book was close to finishing me first.
Onnen aika?: valoja ja varjoja 1950-luvulla by Keijo Rantanen, Kirsi-Maria Hytönen

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hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0