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4.23 AVERAGE
4.23 AVERAGE
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
I can see why Sheila Heti loves Lispector. This was an Old Testament read, by which I mean all of the conversations between Lóri and Ulisses felt like floating parables the reader was meant not to grasp fully, but instead to believe in. Big, challenging encounters with faith and questioning throughout. What is it to find yourself in another / can you really know yourself without a teacher / is life something you can learn and master. Really moving, even though Ulisses was a manipulative baby (I think, rather than proving the book’s alleged sexism, this was actually Lispector interrogating the degrading experience of having misogynist teachers)
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Too good to read on kindle - will get a physical copy later
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-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
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
like being enveloped in the delicate scent of jasmine; a warm, humid summer night cloaked in that intoxicating, animalistic richness. a moment of solitude, warmth, of love; the hunger of existence ….
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced