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Mona by Pola Oloixarac

lordllama's review

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dark medium-paced

3.0

hsquatriglia's review

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challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

coriander_goose's review

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dark emotional funny medium-paced

3.5

ceciliah03's review

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challenging dark funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

struggled with this a lot, but i found the ending incredibly moving 

jasmine_peacock's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious 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

clairescotia's review against another edition

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4.0

Almost 4/5 stars, I’m choosing to round up.

Beautifully complex with rich layers and dialog. I wish there was one more chapter, but I understand why she finished it when she did.

I wish we could’ve heard a portion of Mona’s presentation and the other author’s reactions to it. I did really enjoy all the rich characters and their different perspectives.

This is def a book for girlies who like surrealist literature.

sophandabook's review against another edition

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

4.5

aclaws's review

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

2.5

twas chewy. i felt out of the loop quite often and i assumed that was a personal issue and i just wasn’t smart enough to understand it, but after reading other reviews it seems like a common sentiment. i don’t consider myself an advanced enough reader or an educated enough critic to label this book as bad or good. i think i should revisit it in a few years to re-read it with a better understanding of what i’m getting into to better appreciate the writing.

vicisbookblog's review

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adventurous dark mysterious slow-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

3.0

crystalina0623's review against another edition

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3.0

Wth was that? I couldn’t wait for it to end, then the ending was the wildest part.