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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It reads easily but to me its register is too pathetic
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
intrigante y extraña. me ha gustado, creo que la historia como tal es muy buena, pero no es lo que dusfruto leyendo. el puntito que tiene de “susto” no me apasiona porque estas cosas no me gustan demasiado. aún así la he disfrutado. creo que la forma en la que está escrita dice mucho de la desesperación que los personajes constantemente están sintiendo
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Misogyny
eat the rich and burn all the men alive.
5/5 ⭐ no sólo por lo interesante de la historia, sino por la forma de comunicar tan visceral de la escritora
5/5 ⭐ no sólo por lo interesante de la historia, sino por la forma de comunicar tan visceral de la escritora
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
dark
sad
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm glad I read this one, it gave me an oddly comforting window into the life of my grandmother from Jaca/Salamanca in Spain, while also sounding like one of the folk stories she'd tell. People generally aren't aware of the severe class disparities in Spain from an overseas perspective, as not just a poverty thing, but also an issue of family name and hundreds if not thousands of years of family history impacting your reception, with you being treated poorly even if you come into wealth. My grandmother herself was treated as a maid by my grandfather's family due to that, and I really appreciated the insight into how women are treated in those marriages, and the difficult decisions that have to be done to try to live. Also, the highly superstitious magical blending with the old paganism and wise-women leaking into modern Catholicism or general Christian practices seamlessly. The mindset about the civil war as well, how it's almost danced around while a background hum in public consciousness, especially with the snatchings in the night and disappearances having to be almost secretly mourned and in seeking of closure.
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Thank you to NetGalley for my ebook.
When reading Woodworm, something decaying starts to settle in under your skin
A short, visceral bite of a book about the violences that make up a house built upon hope and resentment - the saint and the rot - that the two intergenerational women experience during post-civil-war poverty and misogyny in Spain.
Unlike many revenge stories, Woodworm leaves a deep disatisfaction in the pit of your gut, all the while leaving you hungry for more of its spite.
When reading Woodworm, something decaying starts to settle in under your skin
A short, visceral bite of a book about the violences that make up a house built upon hope and resentment - the saint and the rot - that the two intergenerational women experience during post-civil-war poverty and misogyny in Spain.
Unlike many revenge stories, Woodworm leaves a deep disatisfaction in the pit of your gut, all the while leaving you hungry for more of its spite.