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rosalie362819's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Favourite quotes:
"’She's old but very sharp.’ Emilia swallowed. Old but sharp? And which one of those did her son not consider her-old or sharp?”
“Since when did her son have such enthusiasm for working women? As if she, in all her life, had never cooked him anything. Or was it that the sacrifice was worthwhile only if you were sifting flour in the middle of a war and wearing a pair of men's boots?”
“She was enjoying this, too, in her own way. When they were like this, it was very much like peace, the three of them together, the girls' giggles and their soft little hands pressing on her arms, reaching to touch the manual and the cardboard box. When it came down to it, she spent her life pushing forward alone, and moments like these always slipped through her fingers.”
“Deep down, simply, Enzo believed that two lonely people, from two possibly very different worlds, had a lot to share with and teach each other. He needed that company, he wanted it for both of them, and he would end up winning it.”
“She breathed atop the circles, above hundreds of verbs, orders, and desires, and the people and the kentukis surrounded her and started to recognize her. She was so rigid she felt her body creak, and for the first time she wondered, with a fear that threatened to break her, whether she was standing on a world that it was ever possible to escape.”
"’She's old but very sharp.’ Emilia swallowed. Old but sharp? And which one of those did her son not consider her-old or sharp?”
“Since when did her son have such enthusiasm for working women? As if she, in all her life, had never cooked him anything. Or was it that the sacrifice was worthwhile only if you were sifting flour in the middle of a war and wearing a pair of men's boots?”
“She was enjoying this, too, in her own way. When they were like this, it was very much like peace, the three of them together, the girls' giggles and their soft little hands pressing on her arms, reaching to touch the manual and the cardboard box. When it came down to it, she spent her life pushing forward alone, and moments like these always slipped through her fingers.”
“Deep down, simply, Enzo believed that two lonely people, from two possibly very different worlds, had a lot to share with and teach each other. He needed that company, he wanted it for both of them, and he would end up winning it.”
adddde's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
amyrosemars's review
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
wardhammer's review
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
cookiehuggles's review against another edition
2.0
it was soo boring, there really wasn't much of a plot. it did not live up to the potential of its concept at all, I honestly wanted it to go much darker as it suggests in the description. and whoever said there was unexpected love in the book is a liar because there ain't none of that despite being the book's byline.
nataliamar's review against another edition
3.0
Me decepcionei pq achei que era uma história só. Passada a decepção, tem histórias boas (Alina, Emilia), histórias chatas e histórias OK
kgramly's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
4.0
coffeedyedpages's review against another edition
dark
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
sophhz's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0