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Indelicacy by Amina Cain

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fbroom's review against another edition

5.0

I really enjoyed this. It was like a breath of fresh air. It took me to another dimension in space/time. It was in a way very similar to Clarice Lispector's style.

cryingalot49's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

dembury's review against another edition

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5.0

"Indelicacy" is a strange butterfly of a book - it dips down into the corporeal realm and then immediately flips around and flits back into something delightfully intangible yet somehow still relatable. Watching the main character move through her strange world and examine the things around and inside of her was really satisfying and eye-opening; it felt like I was immersed in a POV period drama or a dream most of the time, but not one that was nonsensical. Almost the opposite, in fact! Cain has such a keen talent for describing moments that tend to feel indescribable while also opening the doors to new feelings and emotions. I can see how this book wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea, but personally I fell in love with this one. "Indelicacy" is refreshing, unusual, and beautifully written.

sanjana_sub's review against another edition

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emotional relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

zkc1806's review against another edition

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could not get into the story. did not like the pace and the sentence structure

aftaerglows's review

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1.0

i can't believe people are actually saying this is a retelling of "a room of one's own"??? one of the most beautiful classics ever written ... compared to this ????????? this is like a style exercise that someone published by accident