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wrote that the first third is brilliant in the way it shows how "the crisis-oriented consciousness" already was well prepared to position itself as moral when COVID-19 hit. Magenau praised Zeh's dialogue and wrote that she cleverly undermines what initially seems like clichés of a clueless city girl
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called the book quick-witted, fast-paced and entertaining, especially in its ironic and relaxed first part. She wrote that the contemporaneity of its subjects works well with its humour but is somewhat contradicted by its use of "TV tragicomedy dramaturgy".
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wrote that it is possible to project a lot of contemporary politics on the novel, but that it benefits if you refrain from it, writing that it neither will disappoint Zeh's admirers nor win over her critics. Judith von
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and occasionally violent, which initially shocks her, but by socialising with him and his ten-year-old daughter, she develops a friendship with the man, who helps her by crafting furniture and also turns out to have a
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result in more clichés but also a greater closeness to nature and more clear communication. He wrote that the book provides insight about how ideological views of people only are possible from a distance.
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