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Abgrund

Pilar Quintana

3.89 AVERAGE

zarlynsnook's review against another edition

4.75

dark reflective relaxing tense

In Abyss, 8-year old Claudia brings you inside her mind as she navigates her life as an only child of a family from Cali,Cuba in 1980s. Claudia did not only narrates what she observes from her surroundings but also provides her own commentary on things. Imagine a kid watching a film and that kid gives her unbiased reviews of things based on what she sees,hears or knows, that is what this book is - and more. Claudia's own family are such interesting puzzle pieces of the story that Claudia narrates and it makes reading this book more intriguing and satisfying. His father's orphan story, her mother's obsession with death and the story of the woman who disappeared - all those stories can be found interwoven inside Claudia's mind.

Though the plot is not that eventful, the author made up for it in the characterization. She was able to paint a clear picture of the actuality of things without forgetting that her narrator is an 8-year old.
This book is a challenging and also a satisfying read for me. I love that it was not too short but also not too long to be dragging.

Thanks to Netgalley and World Editions for allowing me to read an ARC of the English translation of this book.

isilanes's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hanaem's review against another edition

3.0

emotional reflective tense slow-paced

stracciastela's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

I'm a bit conflicted on how I feel about this book after finishing it. I really enjoyed the writing style and really felt as if I'm in the head of an 8-year-old most of the time. There were over times where it seemed that Claudia was much older than her age, which took me out of my immersion.
The ending left me unsatisfied since it seemed like the book was building up to something that never happened
I'd still recommend this as an atmospheric read mostly meant to be read in one go
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for providing me this ARC

Content Warnings

juanmejia15's review against another edition

5.0

Leer este libro es darnos cuenta de que los miedos y la inocencia que teníamos en nuestra infancia no son más que preocupaciones adultas que no logramos comprender y que queremos alcanzar, sin importar sus consecuencias.

Los abismos que evidenciamos día a día en nuestras vidas no son solo los que nos comprometen individualmente, sino los que se arrastran con las personas de nuestro alrededor. No vivimos solos, no crecemos solos, vivimos y sentimos con y a través de los demás, para bien o para mal. Y este libro nos genera el vacío en el estómago que genera el miedo a las alturas, más cuando nos acercamos a los abismos de las personas que amamos.