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Bottled Goods by Sophie Van Llewyn

9 reviews

internationalreads's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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rubyhosh's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.75

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mscottyj's review against another edition

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dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

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nargott's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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aplanetarymind's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced

2.0

This book was a very different style to what I was expecting, with a slice-of-life almost fragmented style and quite concise, factual writing. There were a lot of allegories in the first half or so, with ordinary détails reflecting Alina's life/situation. The second half seems to change track somewhat, grappling with harm dealt, guilt, shame. I was honestly left very confused by the ending, and feeling like perhaps I didn't grasp something, didn't read between the lines enough, and ultimately I didn't hugely enjoy this book, mainly for its style/format (flash fiction) and that is more a personal preference than any réflection on the author themselves. 
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meganmagicmusings's review against another edition

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

4.0

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cantfindmybookmark's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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milliebrierley's review against another edition

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dark lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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raegrey's review against another edition

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emotional fast-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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