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It says on Goodreads that it's only 551 pages, but my edition was 744 pages long. Though it was long, it felt like a very solid package. I expected something different and have been thinking (because of the name only) that this book would be about women. Maybe its because of the author, the cover or the fact that my first girlfriend was reading this when she was a teenager.
The book had a very strong atmosphere. I know these people, I've spent time with similar people. Highly intelligent, passion ...more
The book had a very strong atmosphere. I know these people, I've spent time with similar people. Highly intelligent, passion ...more

Mikä tyhjyys minut valtaakaan nyt, kun Richard Papen ei enää ole seuranani päivin ja illoin, kertomassa hirvittävää, ja samalla niin kaunista, tarinaansa minulle. Jumalat juhlivat öisin on kulttiklassikko, lähes kolme vuosikymmentä elänyt hitti, jonka nimen jokainen on kuullut vuoden 1992 jälkeen varmasti useamman kerran. Ja minua niin pelotti alkaa tätä lukemaan, koska hypetetyt kirjat eivät useimmiten iske minuun - A Little Life, The Kite Runner, Burial Rites ja Home Fire, muiden muassa, voiva
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I'm not sure if I would have rated the book in different way if there wouldn't have been any expectations, but there was some reputation, so here I am. I did get sucked into this world, and I did want to know what happened and how things happened as they did. How this was described was quite well balanced between details and still not getting boring. How things turned, and how people handled it, was perhaps the key.
But yet, at least after finishing it, I feel wondering what's the fuss. Perhaps I ...more
But yet, at least after finishing it, I feel wondering what's the fuss. Perhaps I ...more


Dec 10, 2017
Anna
marked it as to-read

May 02, 2023
Venla | Lukemattomat
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Vilma
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