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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
dark
sad
medium-paced
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
La verdad, no estaba muy segura de este libro y al terminarlo me siento un poco extraña todavía, pero ha sido bastante interesante. Tal vez fue porque no me esperaba este tipo de estructura narrativa que dista mucho de los libros que he estado leyendo últimamente, así que espero que la relectura me ayude, de paso me sirve también como aviso para cambiar de aires.
De todas formas, me ha parecido bello y es indudable lo cautivadora que es la voz de la narradora, así como el contraste de su inocencia con la cantidad de cosas siniestras que se le presentan y la asustan. Llegué a un punto en donde no podía más que sentirme atormentada y triste mediante sus ojos pero con mi propia piel. Me gustó.
De todas formas, me ha parecido bello y es indudable lo cautivadora que es la voz de la narradora, así como el contraste de su inocencia con la cantidad de cosas siniestras que se le presentan y la asustan. Llegué a un punto en donde no podía más que sentirme atormentada y triste mediante sus ojos pero con mi propia piel. Me gustó.
I’m a sucker for these kind of relatable mimmy issues books.
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
First of all, thank you to NetGalley & the publisher for this ARC ✨I was honored to be given the opportunity to read this and give my honest thoughts about it.
Abyss is a book written by Colombian author Pilar Quintana. It was originally written in Spanish, but with the help of translator Lisa Dillman, it was also able to be translated in English. The book itself was very well written and was poetic. It did make me really sad at times while 8-year-old Claudia was being emotionally abandoned by her mother. Although not specifically confirmed, it was very clear that her mother was so emotionally unavailable because she struggled with depression. This really made me feel for all children who deal with this regarding their parents. It can be a really confusing thing. Even with Claudia throwing Paulette (the doll) over the cliff, I was like omg. This poor girl doesn’t quite understand the underlying circumstances here because she’s so young.
Overall there were open questions I had, and once I officially got to the end I was shocked when my kindle said “book complete” because it seemed SO abrupt. That is why I knock off a star. I will add that the translation was so good. I would’ve never known that it was initially a book written in Spanish! So kudos to Lisa Dillman for that. And of course kudos to the author for telling the story.
Abyss is a book written by Colombian author Pilar Quintana. It was originally written in Spanish, but with the help of translator Lisa Dillman, it was also able to be translated in English. The book itself was very well written and was poetic. It did make me really sad at times while 8-year-old Claudia was being emotionally abandoned by her mother. Although not specifically confirmed, it was very clear that her mother was so emotionally unavailable because she struggled with depression. This really made me feel for all children who deal with this regarding their parents. It can be a really confusing thing. Even with Claudia throwing Paulette (the doll) over the cliff, I was like omg. This poor girl doesn’t quite understand the underlying circumstances here because she’s so young.
Overall there were open questions I had, and once I officially got to the end I was shocked when my kindle said “book complete” because it seemed SO abrupt. That is why I knock off a star. I will add that the translation was so good. I would’ve never known that it was initially a book written in Spanish! So kudos to Lisa Dillman for that. And of course kudos to the author for telling the story.