Reviews

Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia

elleriekaren's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

escapadelaliteraria's review against another edition

3.0

Sendo um livro com temas tão pesados e relevantes ainda nos dias de hoje, esperava mais conteúdo deste pequeno e curto livro.

Nele encontramos a história de várias mulheres, no espaço temporal entre 1866 e 2019, que de certa forma se encontram interligadas. Estas histórias acontecem em Cuba, México e Miami e abordam principalmente a imigração ilegal, e também a violência, o racismo, o preconceito e os sacrifícios que os imigrantes nos dias de hoje ainda têm de ultrapassar.

O livro em si tem uma boa história mas falta-lhe bastante desenvolvimento.

Sendo um livro com tantos POV's acaba também por se tornar muito confuso as alterações de tempo, espaço e narrador. Como sempre quando existem situações deste género, deparei-me a voltar atrás várias vezes para me situar na história e ter um fio condutor correto para o possível desfecho de determinada personagem.

Apesar de todos estes pontos referidos, apreciei bastante a escrita e fiquei surpreendida por este ser o primeiro livro da autora.


Não deixo de não recomendar o livro, pois apesar de tudo o tema é atual, relevante, e o mais importante de tudo, sensibiliza o leitor para situações que nunca vivemos nem imaginamos passar na nossa vida. Faz com que façamos algo que usualmente não fazemos, agradecer o facto de termos nascido onde e quando nascemos. Faz-nos valorizar a vida que temos e que os nossos pais nos deram.


Se tivesse de descrever este livro numa curta frase seria:

" Pequeno mas intenso."

jlsjourneys's review against another edition

1.0

This book attempts to address some Very Serious & Important Issues but doesn’t manage it particularly well. I found the female characters (essentially the only ones) so disempowered. I get that it’s not trying to find the silver lining in the immigrant story, but still - didn’t enjoy this at all.

emshields's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

kristinkslp's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

michellemybelle19's review against another edition

2.0

I really wanted to enjoy this book, and felt it was an important topic, but it was very choppy, disjointed, and hard to follow.

tfsheridan95's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

oliviaar's review against another edition

emotional reflective

3.0

febles's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

This book is well written. It is lyrical. To me, it reads like what it is- an MFA product. It does all the things- non-linear timeline, political novel, referential...it is a fine read, and informative about some Cuban and Salvadorian history and culture, and maybe about the migration experience in the contemporary US. It joins dozens of other contemporary novels like it. 

tprsjr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0