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rbonjour's review against another edition
3.0
Temática muito interessante, que despertou logo a minha curiosidade, mas que defraudou um pouco as expectativas. A lindíssima escrita a de Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida acaba por pecar por excesso, tornando o livro pesado: não é um livro em que possamos perder-nos e desfrutar das histórias que nos conta, precisamos de lê-lo com calma, escutar o que nos diz, as lições que nos dá. Vejo-o a funcionar muito bem num outro tipo de publicação, como crónicas semanais, por exemplo, em que cada história se relacionaria com, e ao mesmo tempo seria independente, das restantes.
Em todo o caso, uma excelente descoberta; certamente voltarei a ler esta autora.
Em todo o caso, uma excelente descoberta; certamente voltarei a ler esta autora.
therecoveringbookworm's review
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Colonisation and Racism
darren_cormier's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
alic59books's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
greeniezona's review
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I wanted to like this far more than I did.
There were moments I found beautiful and ideas I found profound, but the majority of my experience of reading this book was holding it with a furrowed brow and whispering "what are you doing?"
Some have described this as stream of consciousness, and it sort of is. A few places the narrator suggests this book is a collection of essays on her various hairstyles, but other than the one time she gets long braids with extensions, does she ever describe any hairstyle in particular? Much of the book is engaged with her mixed ancestry, and the different values (including about hair) in different branches of the family, but we are almost a third of the way through the book before she reveals which parts of the family are Portuguese and which Angolan, which white and which Black.
Loosely I would say this book is about the kaleidoscope of identity, and how we piece ourselves together with markers both outward and inward, bu hair and by memory, by accessories and by family history.
I expected something breezier and more personal. What I got was something much denser, and personal but in a very philosophical way.
There were moments I found beautiful and ideas I found profound, but the majority of my experience of reading this book was holding it with a furrowed brow and whispering "what are you doing?"
Some have described this as stream of consciousness, and it sort of is. A few places the narrator suggests this book is a collection of essays on her various hairstyles, but other than the one time she gets long braids with extensions, does she ever describe any hairstyle in particular? Much of the book is engaged with her mixed ancestry, and the different values (including about hair) in different branches of the family, but we are almost a third of the way through the book before she reveals which parts of the family are Portuguese and which Angolan, which white and which Black.
Loosely I would say this book is about the kaleidoscope of identity, and how we piece ourselves together with markers both outward and inward, bu hair and by memory, by accessories and by family history.
I expected something breezier and more personal. What I got was something much denser, and personal but in a very philosophical way.
belpepper_'s review against another edition
1.0
1/5
no lo terminé y no lo pienso terminar
la narración hace que me duela la cabeza, no entiendo una mierda de lo qué dice y me frustra no poder avanzar
no lo terminé y no lo pienso terminar
la narración hace que me duela la cabeza, no entiendo una mierda de lo qué dice y me frustra no poder avanzar
wylovat's review
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
sboley94's review against another edition
3.0
Its fluidity, which it sounds from the translator as a hallmark of Portuguese, was for me hard to follow and hard to understand. A beautiful work, on an important topic! A mix between surrealism, poetry, and theatre for me, that shows itself in images and metaphors, non-linear timelines, and not as much plot
marissab's review
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75