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_my_little_bookshelf's review against another edition
5.0
Me ha encantado, es una historia preciosa, narrada con mucha delicadeza, le doy cinco estrellas y porque no hay más
nadijya's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
veraviolet's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
sydsnot71's review against another edition
4.0
"He began to observe the tiny flame that quivered in the lantern. And, carefully he stopped Time, for all the time he desired."
This is a short book. It reminded me a little of Jamilia by Chingiz Aitmatov in some ways, even though the two are very different books. It is a love story - love stories - tucked inside a novel about silk worms. Or, as the book itself says, it becomes the story of a "A strange kind of grief"
But it is written in a style that is more like a British film of the 1930s. There is so much emotion but it is displayed in silences and undertones. It isn't suppression, it is something else. Something I can't quite put my finger on. It'll probably come back to me another time.
I was surprised how moved I was at points by a book this spare and this short.
I will re-read it because I think it will unpeel itself with further readings.
This is a short book. It reminded me a little of Jamilia by Chingiz Aitmatov in some ways, even though the two are very different books. It is a love story - love stories - tucked inside a novel about silk worms. Or, as the book itself says, it becomes the story of a "A strange kind of grief"
But it is written in a style that is more like a British film of the 1930s. There is so much emotion but it is displayed in silences and undertones. It isn't suppression, it is something else. Something I can't quite put my finger on. It'll probably come back to me another time.
I was surprised how moved I was at points by a book this spare and this short.
I will re-read it because I think it will unpeel itself with further readings.
980emma's review against another edition
3.0
It was better than I expected a book about 17th century silk-making to be.
scunareader's review against another edition
5.0
I'm absolutely haunted by this tiny little novel. The story is interesting and delightful and lulls you into a sense of security with its cadence, until the letter is read. And then the most hauntingly erotic prose is delicately unfolded onto the pages. I'm stunned.
Book #49 is one of my favorites ever.
Book #49 is one of my favorites ever.
hilmerjj's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
ygl's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0