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Violets by Kyung-sook Shin

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emotional sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25

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Skylark by Dezső Kosztolányi

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emotional funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Dragonwyck: A Novel by Anya Seton

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slow-paced

interesting.... not what I expected I was going to get into, there wasn't much of a gothic atmosphere nor did it make the aristocratic setting very convincing. The class war background was intriguing but ultimately wasn't explored further, mostly everything just felt underdeveloped to make space for a very french character study of nicholas.

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Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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4.0

my most anticipated read of the year because horror set around film is one of my favourite niches and combined with cults, the glamour of old hollywood, and crazy bisexual friends meant that it delivered. I love that this is set in mexico, I love how tired but persistent montserrat is, I loved her dynamic with tristan, I loves how exactly smg captured the allure of fictional films.
my only complaint–the same I had with mexican gothic–is that smg doesn't dial up the craziness I really really want to see her go over the top with the horror and gore one day. also I feel the characterisation of the older actresses was sacrificed for the sake of momo & tristan and the general plot when it could've made the whole story more alluring.
but overall... so good I desperately want to watch a silver nitrate film now.

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