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danacanterino's review against another edition
3.0
Lo único que leí de la autora fue Prohibido, y fue cuando era adolescente, así que no sabía si mis recuerdos hermosos eran producto de su buena escritura o mi lado fangirl super intenso.
Tal vez, un poco de ambas. Tabitha escribe detallado, con mucha descripción, pero a pesar de que a veces se hace pesado, es generalmente fluído y con toques poéticos. Hurt es así.
El libro me gustó, a pesar de que es un poco predecible, me gustó cómo fue haciendo la transición del personaje de Mateo (Matheo) en el libro, debido a lo que le pasó. Pero otras veces... Creo que se banalizó un poco el tema principal que es muy delicado, y se tomó cómo "el amor por mi novia" o lo que sea.
Creo que es un error tomarlo desde ese punto, pero a pesar de ello, el epílogo como que me dejó buen sabor de boca.
¿Lo recomiendo? No sé, la verdad. Es una lectura ligera, y que a pesar de los temas que trata, no es tan dramática como se hace ver (o yo soy un hielo, que también puede ser). El personaje de Mateo es el que más cambios hace en el libro, pero los demás, son tan planos que dan bronca.
Lola, podría ser la otra que es algo rescatable, pero teniendo en cuenta que Mateo vive para ella y aparece en el 80% del libro, eso no es muy bueno.
Cómo sea, el libro me gustó un poco, lo suficiente para terminarlo y engancharme, cosa que últimamente a la literatura juvenil le cuesta hacer, así que por eso le doy una estrella más.
Tal vez, un poco de ambas. Tabitha escribe detallado, con mucha descripción, pero a pesar de que a veces se hace pesado, es generalmente fluído y con toques poéticos. Hurt es así.
El libro me gustó, a pesar de que es un poco predecible, me gustó cómo fue haciendo la transición del personaje de Mateo (Matheo) en el libro, debido a lo que le pasó. Pero otras veces... Creo que se banalizó un poco el tema principal que es muy delicado, y se tomó cómo "el amor por mi novia" o lo que sea.
Creo que es un error tomarlo desde ese punto, pero a pesar de ello, el epílogo como que me dejó buen sabor de boca.
¿Lo recomiendo? No sé, la verdad. Es una lectura ligera, y que a pesar de los temas que trata, no es tan dramática como se hace ver (o yo soy un hielo, que también puede ser). El personaje de Mateo es el que más cambios hace en el libro, pero los demás, son tan planos que dan bronca.
Lola, podría ser la otra que es algo rescatable, pero teniendo en cuenta que Mateo vive para ella y aparece en el 80% del libro, eso no es muy bueno.
Cómo sea, el libro me gustó un poco, lo suficiente para terminarlo y engancharme, cosa que últimamente a la literatura juvenil le cuesta hacer, así que por eso le doy una estrella más.
albyta's review against another edition
5.0
I've been crying for hours, this book is so sad, so painful, but so well written and good... Tabitha really knows how to write about subjects that no one wants to talk about. She's a great author, one of my favorites.
cinefilauy's review against another edition
3.0
Estoy un poco decepcionada.
Empecemos por lo positivo. El libro tiene uno de los mejores primeros capítulos que he leído, que solo hacen que quieras seguir leyendo... y la mayoría de la historia se siente así, aunque luego se torna demasiado repetitiva. Me gustó mucho la relación que se encuentra en el centro de la historia (no me importó mucho el la de los personajes secundarios). Es raro en YA tener una relación ya establecida al principio del libro, Noah y Lola... quines al principio de la historia han estado saliendo por un par de años; creo que era necesario para este tipo de historia establecer ese tipo de confianza. También me gustaron los detalles de la familia de Lola, creo que la hicieron un personaje muy intereasante.
Tiene un nivel de misterio que me mantuvo leyendo (aunque es un poco predecible en algunas partes, definitivamente no me esperaba la parte final de la historia y la resolución de los hechos). El final es impactante, pero quizá demasiado dramático. No se si es justo compararlos, pero el final de Forbidden fue sorprendente y Tabitha nos partió el corazón... este final se sintió un poco "barato" en comparación, como si estuviese tratando de emular las mismas emociones pero no supiera cómo.
Por el momento no tengo ningún libro de Tabitha Suzuma en mi TBR... pero estoy abierta a leer otras historias en el futuro, esperando que alguna capture la magia de Forbidden.
Empecemos por lo positivo. El libro tiene uno de los mejores primeros capítulos que he leído, que solo hacen que quieras seguir leyendo... y la mayoría de la historia se siente así, aunque luego se torna demasiado repetitiva. Me gustó mucho la relación que se encuentra en el centro de la historia (no me importó mucho el la de los personajes secundarios). Es raro en YA tener una relación ya establecida al principio del libro, Noah y Lola... quines al principio de la historia han estado saliendo por un par de años; creo que era necesario para este tipo de historia establecer ese tipo de confianza. También me gustaron los detalles de la familia de Lola, creo que la hicieron un personaje muy intereasante.
Tiene un nivel de misterio que me mantuvo leyendo (aunque es un poco predecible en algunas partes, definitivamente no me esperaba la parte final de la historia y la resolución de los hechos). El final es impactante, pero quizá demasiado dramático. No se si es justo compararlos, pero el final de Forbidden fue sorprendente y Tabitha nos partió el corazón... este final se sintió un poco "barato" en comparación, como si estuviese tratando de emular las mismas emociones pero no supiera cómo.
Por el momento no tengo ningún libro de Tabitha Suzuma en mi TBR... pero estoy abierta a leer otras historias en el futuro, esperando que alguna capture la magia de Forbidden.
pirra's review against another edition
3.0
Había leído anteriormente "Prohibido" y recuerdo que estuve semanas intentando digerir aquel final que me dejó para el arrastre y realmente tocada. Así que ya sabía más o menos a lo que podía atenerme con una novela de esta autora.
He pasado una gran parte de la novela esperando a que pasara algo muy dramático y saber que iba a pasar ha hecho que estuviera más preparada para los acontecimientos aunque eso no ha hecho que me dejaran de resultar chocantes.
Le doy 3 estrellas que bien podrían ser 2 o 4. Creo que es una novela que cumple con su objetivo: que sintamos intriga por lo que pudo ocurrir ese fin de semana y por qué Mathéo da un cambio tan drástico. Nos mete en una vorágine mental y emocional muy dura que te envuelve desde la primera página a la última.
PERO:
La forma en la que está escrito es muy irritante. Esa tercera persona en presente hace que (yo por lo menos) te pierdas mucho en la narración, a parte que mi ejemplar tenía algunos errores de traducción supongo y en algunas ocasiones los tiempos verbales no acompañaban a la acción. Es difícil de seguir porque hay un prólogo en un momento presente, luego habla del pasado y finalmente vuelve al presente pero no sabes muy bien a veces en qué punto estás.
La historia es muy interesante y los dos personajes principales son muy ricos en matices... por eso el final es tan chocante. La reacción (en ambas ocasiones) de cierto personaje siento que están fuera de su forma de ser o de lo que se espera.
Después en el epílogo no vemos un desarrollo personal que nos ayude a cerrar la trama. Creo que esto pasa igual con Prohibido pero en esa otra novela siento que tenía mucho más sentido.
La cantidad de tiempo que pasamos desenrollando el misterio es enorme. Y cuando descubrimos quién es un shock bastante gordo. El qué pasó es bastante obvio pero la persona para mí fue una inquietante sorpresa. No encaja para nada... y eso es algo bastante realista porque nunca pensamos mal de la gente hasta que zasca... pero me hubiera gustado ver alguna motivación más... una explicación o preparación al menos.
Por otro lado hay algo que no me encajó nada:.
Me ha dejado con desasosiego pero no me ha llegado a tocar el corazón como si lo hizo su otra novela, en la que la historia de amor es mucho más difícil.
Le doy un 3 por ser puntuación media pero no sabría si recomendarlo o no. He disfrutado de la intriga y del desarrollo de la novela pero no he acabado satisfecha.
He pasado una gran parte de la novela esperando a que pasara algo muy dramático y saber que iba a pasar ha hecho que estuviera más preparada para los acontecimientos aunque eso no ha hecho que me dejaran de resultar chocantes.
Le doy 3 estrellas que bien podrían ser 2 o 4. Creo que es una novela que cumple con su objetivo: que sintamos intriga por lo que pudo ocurrir ese fin de semana y por qué Mathéo da un cambio tan drástico. Nos mete en una vorágine mental y emocional muy dura que te envuelve desde la primera página a la última.
PERO:
La forma en la que está escrito es muy irritante. Esa tercera persona en presente hace que (yo por lo menos) te pierdas mucho en la narración, a parte que mi ejemplar tenía algunos errores de traducción supongo y en algunas ocasiones los tiempos verbales no acompañaban a la acción. Es difícil de seguir porque hay un prólogo en un momento presente, luego habla del pasado y finalmente vuelve al presente pero no sabes muy bien a veces en qué punto estás.
La historia es muy interesante y los dos personajes principales son muy ricos en matices... por eso el final es tan chocante. La reacción (en ambas ocasiones)
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me refiero a cuando Lola se entera de quien y cuando lo confrontaDespués en el epílogo no vemos un desarrollo personal que nos ayude a cerrar la trama. Creo que esto pasa igual con Prohibido pero en esa otra novela siento que tenía mucho más sentido.
La cantidad de tiempo que pasamos desenrollando el misterio es enorme. Y cuando descubrimos quién es un shock bastante gordo. El qué pasó es bastante obvio pero la persona para mí fue una inquietante sorpresa. No encaja para nada... y eso es algo bastante realista porque nunca pensamos mal de la gente hasta que zasca... pero me hubiera gustado ver alguna motivación más... una explicación o preparación al menos.
Por otro lado hay algo que no me encajó nada:
Spoiler
él sueña que está ahogando a una mujer en la bañera y eso nos induce a creer que ha hecho daño a una mujer y luego más tarde es la forma en la que se desarrollan los acontecimientos con Lola... no sé si eso está bien escrito la verdad porque nos induce a error de forma consciente y luego lo vuelve a usar... resultando muy confusoMe ha dejado con desasosiego pero no me ha llegado a tocar el corazón como si lo hizo su otra novela, en la que la historia de amor es mucho más difícil.
Le doy un 3 por ser puntuación media pero no sabría si recomendarlo o no. He disfrutado de la intriga y del desarrollo de la novela pero no he acabado satisfecha.
bebbiie's review against another edition
5.0
I cannot talk coherently about this book I must retire to my blanket and cry for a few hours.
marden's review against another edition
4.0
Long reading, but I enjoyed it. The plot is full intriguing. It has suspense, and a lot of emotions.
I like the protagonist--he's so innocent in his own thoughts, about telling the truth,or keeping it to himself.
The end was a big surprise. I never expected "that."
I like the protagonist--he's so innocent in his own thoughts, about telling the truth,or keeping it to himself.
The end was a big surprise. I never expected "that."
bookswithlukas's review against another edition
3.0
At times, heart-breaking and frustrating all at once.
This is a hard novel to talk about simply because discussing the main plot-line of the story would give away a HUGE spoiler, which is why I'm not going to discuss this book too much.
As you can tell from the blurb, the story follows a teenager named Matheo after a terrible tragedy befalls him. His mind blocks out the memory of the trauma, and you experience his denial and his slow understanding of what has happened to him.
The book obviously deals with a big issue, but really endears the character to the reader through this. You sympathise with Mattie's plight, and while he behaves in a frustrating way, it is completely believable and understandable given his situation. Yet, the way the author reveals the incident to the reader is frustrating. It's about halfway through the novel when Mattie finds out what happened to him, yet we the reader still don't know, and I felt like there was no reason for that other than to keep the reveal for the ending. It felt to me, that since we have been following Mattie through the ordeal, that when he knew what happened, we the reader should know. We shouldn't have to wait until he finally chooses to reveal it to someone else (by which time we have probably guessed what it is anyway).
My main reason for giving this three stars though is that I had major problems with the character of Mattie's girlfriend Lola. Despite being a huge part of the novel, I never really felt like she evolved further than simply being 'the girlfriend'. She was always described too perfectly, and in a way, blandly. Mattie talks so often about how much he loves her and how perfect she is, that we never really see anything more from her. It also gets a little bit, if not cheesy, then mundane to constantly hear about their relationship after a while.
Overall, this book gets three stars from me. I can definitely say that I liked it, but I can't say that it is without it's issues. I will however be willing to pick up something else by this author in the future.
This is a hard novel to talk about simply because discussing the main plot-line of the story would give away a HUGE spoiler, which is why I'm not going to discuss this book too much.
As you can tell from the blurb, the story follows a teenager named Matheo after a terrible tragedy befalls him. His mind blocks out the memory of the trauma, and you experience his denial and his slow understanding of what has happened to him.
The book obviously deals with a big issue, but really endears the character to the reader through this. You sympathise with Mattie's plight, and while he behaves in a frustrating way, it is completely believable and understandable given his situation. Yet, the way the author reveals the incident to the reader is frustrating. It's about halfway through the novel when Mattie finds out what happened to him, yet we the reader still don't know, and I felt like there was no reason for that other than to keep the reveal for the ending. It felt to me, that since we have been following Mattie through the ordeal, that when he knew what happened, we the reader should know. We shouldn't have to wait until he finally chooses to reveal it to someone else (by which time we have probably guessed what it is anyway).
My main reason for giving this three stars though is that I had major problems with the character of Mattie's girlfriend Lola. Despite being a huge part of the novel, I never really felt like she evolved further than simply being 'the girlfriend'. She was always described too perfectly, and in a way, blandly. Mattie talks so often about how much he loves her and how perfect she is, that we never really see anything more from her. It also gets a little bit, if not cheesy, then mundane to constantly hear about their relationship after a while.
Overall, this book gets three stars from me. I can definitely say that I liked it, but I can't say that it is without it's issues. I will however be willing to pick up something else by this author in the future.
rashmi's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
albon's review against another edition
5.0
(Review from 2013)
This book contains mature content and a lot of triggering subjects. I'll list some of the triggers here under a spoiler warning, so if you don't think you'll be affected, don't click, because spoilers, but if you're usually triggered/affected by heavy subjects, I advise that you take a look so you know what you're getting yourself into. And these are for the books, obviously, not the review. [Trigger warnings: suicide, rape, drowning, talk of self harm and a lot of self hate. Yeah. (hide spoiler)]
Holy fucking shit. Sorry for the language, but there is truly no other way to put it. (This was in my original "reaction review", but I decided to keep the sentence, because it still describes how I feel about this book.) It's now been almost 14 hours since I finished the book, and I still find myself thinking about it and feeling dizzy, out of breath and sick. That's how much this book impacted me.
This is the story of Mathéo Walsh, an amazing diver that has set his eyes on the olympics next year, and what happens to him a night in Brighton after a championship. He wakes up the day after with no recollection of the night before, but as he slowly start recalling the details, he uncovers a horrific dreadful. This is about how he copes when everything is coming apart, and how everyone around him, the ones he care for the the most, find out and how they react.
The writing style was amazing, just like in Tabitha Suzuma's other book, Forbidden. It is a very reflective style, and a lot happens inside Mathéos head, because this is as I sad about him coming to terms with and dealing with what happened. There is a great sadness in the writing, and it's definitely very haunting. At some points it gave me chills. I wasn't planning on finishing this book yesterday, but I just couldn't stop when I started, which I usually can. Hat off to Suzuma for that, and for the way she let us into Mathéo's head.
The characters were also great. My favorite was Mathéo, him being the main character and everything. Through the book we just got more and more sympathy for him, and I was rooting so hard for him. I also liked Lola, Hugo, and Isabel, [and one of the things that upset me the most about the ending, was that Mathéo didn't stay in touch with them. Everytime a book ends with a character saying that they haven't heard from other characters in years, it always leaves me so sad, because they went through so much crap together and then just drifted apart. Obviously, in my head, they meet up again next year, become best friends again. And then Mathéo decides to pick up diving again, just for fun, but soon realizes that he doesn't want to do it "just for fun" and rejoins his team and starts doing competitions and wins an Olympic Gold Medal. Yeah. That's how his story ends. Don't argue with me. (hide spoiler)]. Hurt was very character-driven, and I enjoy that, and I think the characters, well, drove the story well. (Oh, and little Loïc was a charmer.)
As I mentioned, there are some heavy themes in this book, and I applaude Tabitha Suzuma for writing this. I can't say anything about how well she did it and how "accurately" she describes the feelings that come along with this situation, because I haven't been through anything like it and I don't think I know anyone who has, but it was nevertheless very brave and I personally think it was well done.
I did not see the ending coming at all, and it left me speechless. I'm not gonna say anything else, because I don't want to spoil anyone, but I couldn't breath. It devestated me.
And that's the story about how another book by Tabitha Suzuma left me speechless and crying.
This book contains mature content and a lot of triggering subjects. I'll list some of the triggers here under a spoiler warning, so if you don't think you'll be affected, don't click, because spoilers, but if you're usually triggered/affected by heavy subjects, I advise that you take a look so you know what you're getting yourself into. And these are for the books, obviously, not the review. [Trigger warnings: suicide, rape, drowning, talk of self harm and a lot of self hate. Yeah. (hide spoiler)]
Holy fucking shit. Sorry for the language, but there is truly no other way to put it. (This was in my original "reaction review", but I decided to keep the sentence, because it still describes how I feel about this book.) It's now been almost 14 hours since I finished the book, and I still find myself thinking about it and feeling dizzy, out of breath and sick. That's how much this book impacted me.
This is the story of Mathéo Walsh, an amazing diver that has set his eyes on the olympics next year, and what happens to him a night in Brighton after a championship. He wakes up the day after with no recollection of the night before, but as he slowly start recalling the details, he uncovers a horrific dreadful. This is about how he copes when everything is coming apart, and how everyone around him, the ones he care for the the most, find out and how they react.
The writing style was amazing, just like in Tabitha Suzuma's other book, Forbidden. It is a very reflective style, and a lot happens inside Mathéos head, because this is as I sad about him coming to terms with and dealing with what happened. There is a great sadness in the writing, and it's definitely very haunting. At some points it gave me chills. I wasn't planning on finishing this book yesterday, but I just couldn't stop when I started, which I usually can. Hat off to Suzuma for that, and for the way she let us into Mathéo's head.
The characters were also great. My favorite was Mathéo, him being the main character and everything. Through the book we just got more and more sympathy for him, and I was rooting so hard for him. I also liked Lola, Hugo, and Isabel, [and one of the things that upset me the most about the ending, was that Mathéo didn't stay in touch with them. Everytime a book ends with a character saying that they haven't heard from other characters in years, it always leaves me so sad, because they went through so much crap together and then just drifted apart. Obviously, in my head, they meet up again next year, become best friends again. And then Mathéo decides to pick up diving again, just for fun, but soon realizes that he doesn't want to do it "just for fun" and rejoins his team and starts doing competitions and wins an Olympic Gold Medal. Yeah. That's how his story ends. Don't argue with me. (hide spoiler)]. Hurt was very character-driven, and I enjoy that, and I think the characters, well, drove the story well. (Oh, and little Loïc was a charmer.)
As I mentioned, there are some heavy themes in this book, and I applaude Tabitha Suzuma for writing this. I can't say anything about how well she did it and how "accurately" she describes the feelings that come along with this situation, because I haven't been through anything like it and I don't think I know anyone who has, but it was nevertheless very brave and I personally think it was well done.
I did not see the ending coming at all, and it left me speechless. I'm not gonna say anything else, because I don't want to spoil anyone, but I couldn't breath. It devestated me.
And that's the story about how another book by Tabitha Suzuma left me speechless and crying.
READING PROGRESS
October 10, 2013 – Started Reading
October 10, 2013 – Shelved
October 12, 2013 –
page 72 17.31% "Other than a slightly awkward sex scene (and it wasn't even the actual scene, it was just that I would rather have the characters talk to each other in that moment), this book is A+ so far."
page 72 17.31% "Other than a slightly awkward sex scene (and it wasn't even the actual scene, it was just that I would rather have the characters talk to each other in that moment), this book is A+ so far."
October 14, 2013 – 26.0% "The writing in this scene is really haunting"
October 19, 2013 – 33.0% "I should just be crowned queen of "I accidentally forgot to read for an entire week" already"
October 19, 2013 –
page 195 46.88% "I'm getting frustrated at Matheo and his absolute refusal to talk to anyone about what he's going through, but at the same time I really understand him, because he barely knows himself, and what he's feeling must be extemely difficult to put words to."
page 195 46.88% "I'm getting frustrated at Matheo and his absolute refusal to talk to anyone about what he's going through, but at the same time I really understand him, because he barely knows himself, and what he's feeling must be extemely difficult to put words to."
October 21, 2013 –
page 247 59.38% "Oh no. Oh no oh no oh no. I had a feeling this was the issue, but that doesn't make it any less horrible."
page 247 59.38% "Oh no. Oh no oh no oh no. I had a feeling this was the issue, but that doesn't make it any less horrible."
October 21, 2013 –
page 358 86.06% "Oh my god, I think I know what's coming. I think I'm about to throw up."
page 358 86.06% "Oh my god, I think I know what's coming. I think I'm about to throw up."
October 21, 2013 –
page 386 92.79% "This book was obviously never going to have a happy ending, but there are so few pages left that I fear we won't even get anything that even resembles closure..."
page 386 92.79% "This book was obviously never going to have a happy ending, but there are so few pages left that I fear we won't even get anything that even resembles closure..."
October 21, 2013 –
page 399 95.91% "No, no, no, absolutely not and no way. I can't believe this. (On the """bright""" side (lol AS IF THERE IS ONE, I thought I was reading the last chapter, but there is an epilogue as well!)"
page 399 95.91% "No, no, no, absolutely not and no way. I can't believe this. (On the """bright""" side (lol AS IF THERE IS ONE, I thought I was reading the last chapter, but there is an epilogue as well!)"
October 22, 2013 – Finished Reading
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Suicide
jessixx's review against another edition
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0