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4.23 AVERAGE
4.23 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
reflective
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
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
couldn’t even finish it too much empty rambling in the beginning… relationship dynamic put ulisses in power and he was awful to the narrator
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed this way more than I did Agua Viva, I think it helped that there was a sense of progression in the story, even if it's not really a "plot" per se. It's more like an emotional evolution, a level of emotion and internal life that keeps heightening more and more until it reaches a beautiful climax of love, sincerity and philosophy. So many parts made me think about life and how it feels to be a participant in it, especially when our two main characters were discussing the idea of "being being", as in, perceiving oneself to be living as it is happening.
As I was reading, I had a very physical feeling of my brain expanding to fit in it ways of thinking about existence that I hadn't considered before! It's really cool how Lispector's writing does that to you. Like I'm never fully getting the whole meaning of it, but what I do get makes me think things in different ways. And I find it interesting that I have seen so much about Lispector being "cerebral", while to me it seems like she is mostly interested in emotion. I guess her way of dissecting human emotion is very analytical, and she tries to treat abstract concepts like empirically observable things. But still, I think at its core, her writing is about the soul, and this book was a delightful expression of that.
I loved the scene where Lori walks into the sea, it was really transcendental. And the constant theme that we all deserve love and we deserve to find our true selves and realise our purpose as people... it was all really lovely.
As I was reading, I had a very physical feeling of my brain expanding to fit in it ways of thinking about existence that I hadn't considered before! It's really cool how Lispector's writing does that to you. Like I'm never fully getting the whole meaning of it, but what I do get makes me think things in different ways. And I find it interesting that I have seen so much about Lispector being "cerebral", while to me it seems like she is mostly interested in emotion. I guess her way of dissecting human emotion is very analytical, and she tries to treat abstract concepts like empirically observable things. But still, I think at its core, her writing is about the soul, and this book was a delightful expression of that.
I loved the scene where Lori walks into the sea, it was really transcendental. And the constant theme that we all deserve love and we deserve to find our true selves and realise our purpose as people... it was all really lovely.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.75
WOW. very unique, enthralling love story.
WOW. very unique, enthralling love story.
‘Decipher me or I will devour you completely’ may be my next text tattoo. This book is a bible for navigating the complexities of becoming comfortable in your ‘being’ with the added layer of a theme of finding comfort in the ‘unknown’ which we all know as ~love~ . It is the kinda book you read and can apply to your life from the moment you turn the page. I can’t wait to re-read through out my years. Lispector is truly one of a kind.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes