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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
Not really feeling it. Possibly could come back at some point.
I sat in the parking lot several times just to listen more to this book. I can't describe it better than the blurb....it was very good at making me picture a scene vividly and interestingly. (I often skip the lengthy descriptions most books need).
Would recommend it.
Would recommend it.
The tears at the end are of pain, joy and the beauty of knowing what makes us human is what makes us capable of not only the worst cruelty but also the greatest and most profound kindnesses sometimes wrapped up in the same person. There are ways to be free when in chains and cages that never leave you no matter where you run. It depends on what you choose.
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An absolute literature gem. Literary fiction is not my type of read, but this book has just the perfect amount of magic realism to turn this grim and yet beautiful plot into one of the most amazing and bittersweet stories I’ve ever read. Redemption and cruelty in the worst of places, among the worst of people, presented to us with one of the best writing. Believe me; you want to read The Enchanted.
“What is it in our world that breeds such howling despair?”
A veces los booktubers recomiendo buena mercancía. Hace mucho que no lloro con el desenlace de un libro. The Enchented nos presenta una prisión con la peor clase de criminales, nuestro narrador nos lleva durante la historia contando la vida de algunos de ellos, una investigadora, un sacerdote y un guardia. Nos muestra la clase humana, en su forma más vil.
En más de una ocasión quise por primera vez subrayar un libro, gracias a la impresionantemente dulce forma de escribir de su autora. Nos da los más violentos detalles de la prisión envuelta en palabras tan hermosas que no puedes evitar engancharte en lugar de querer dejar el libro.
El libro se enfoca en una investigadora de casos de pena de muerte, y aunque este es un tema delicado, el libro no intenta ponerte en contra o a favor de este acto, la historia va más allá de eso, algo mucho más simple pero importante a la vez. Todos, incluso la peor clase de criminales, tienen una historia, y aunque esto no cambia sus acciones, si hace que veas la fotografía completa.
“Even monsters need a person who truly wants to listen - to hear - so that someday we might find the words that are more than boxes. Then maybe we can stop men like me from happening.”
Al ser un libro con realismo mágico, nuestro narrador ve ciertos aspectos del lugar donde está recluido de forma extraordinaria que no toman tanto sentido hasta como la mitad de la lectura. Caballos dorados que corren por los pasillos, enanos que golpean paredes, entre otras cosas.
The Enchanted es una lectura que parece ligera pero que tiene mucha profundidad, que expone el dolor y la oscuridad del hombre de una forma poética, que te deja pensando incluso días después de terminada de leer. Lo recomiendo mucho para quienes estén de humor para soportar algo triste y melancólico, con detalles dolorosos de leer.
“I want her to pretend that I never happened-I was an abortion that went undone. I want to tell her I wish I could take it all back, fold back into the womb, erase myself into a seed, make myself obsolete. Never have been, never was here…”
“What is it in our world that breeds such howling despair?”
A veces los booktubers recomiendo buena mercancía. Hace mucho que no lloro con el desenlace de un libro. The Enchented nos presenta una prisión con la peor clase de criminales, nuestro narrador nos lleva durante la historia contando la vida de algunos de ellos, una investigadora, un sacerdote y un guardia. Nos muestra la clase humana, en su forma más vil.
En más de una ocasión quise por primera vez subrayar un libro, gracias a la impresionantemente dulce forma de escribir de su autora. Nos da los más violentos detalles de la prisión envuelta en palabras tan hermosas que no puedes evitar engancharte en lugar de querer dejar el libro.
El libro se enfoca en una investigadora de casos de pena de muerte, y aunque este es un tema delicado, el libro no intenta ponerte en contra o a favor de este acto, la historia va más allá de eso, algo mucho más simple pero importante a la vez. Todos, incluso la peor clase de criminales, tienen una historia, y aunque esto no cambia sus acciones, si hace que veas la fotografía completa.
“Even monsters need a person who truly wants to listen - to hear - so that someday we might find the words that are more than boxes. Then maybe we can stop men like me from happening.”
Al ser un libro con realismo mágico, nuestro narrador ve ciertos aspectos del lugar donde está recluido de forma extraordinaria que no toman tanto sentido hasta como la mitad de la lectura. Caballos dorados que corren por los pasillos, enanos que golpean paredes, entre otras cosas.
The Enchanted es una lectura que parece ligera pero que tiene mucha profundidad, que expone el dolor y la oscuridad del hombre de una forma poética, que te deja pensando incluso días después de terminada de leer. Lo recomiendo mucho para quienes estén de humor para soportar algo triste y melancólico, con detalles dolorosos de leer.
“I want her to pretend that I never happened-I was an abortion that went undone. I want to tell her I wish I could take it all back, fold back into the womb, erase myself into a seed, make myself obsolete. Never have been, never was here…”
How do you rate a book like this? On the one hand, it is a beautifully written novel. On the other, it is incredibly sad. Almost the entirety of this book takes place in a prison and the author does not shy away from the horrors that happen there. She tells the stories of the men who broke when they arrived there and the ones who were broken long before they ever got to The Enchanted place. The narrator is childlike in his fantasies of the prison and he made my heart ache from start to finish. I don't know if I would recommend this book to others, but I'll leave my review here to help you decide for yourself. I don't feel like this is a book a reader is supposed to enjoy but to appreciate. This one will be sticking with me for quite a while, I think.
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was disturbing. I did not know what I was getting into. Do NOT read this book before going to sleep. It will give you nightmares. The disturbing parts of this book were fitting, given the setting and characters. But the disturbing parts were truly awful! The flip side is that the words this author uses are absolutely beautiful! The first page sucked me in with its flowing, descriptive, symbolic words. I read it in one sitting because I had to find out what happened next. Ok, I skimmed the last several chapters because I couldn't stand the disturbing parts, but couldn't stop reading either.