Reviews

Faces in the Water by Janet Frame

flamalama's review

dark reflective sad 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

5.0

striking and achingly sad. beautifully written. 

romerojoel's review

emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

an_treides's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

freddie's review

4.0

This is a bit difficult to read but I feel that I'll continue thinking about this book for some time after I finish it. Mental illness is written wonderfully here. Poignant exploration on the loss of autonomy experienced by a psychiatric ward patient.

sbubbletrouble's review against another edition

2.0

This is the second book of Janet Frame's I have tried but one again the language was too hard for me, not the words but the way the story is told. I can see in bite size bits I could get through this book but it would take me a long time. The passages I did read I really did enjoy, maybe I will get this from the library again in winter perhaps when I only have little chunks of time to sit and read.

isaclaire's review

dark reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

marco_antonio_raya's review against another edition

5.0

Nunca hay suficientes libros escritos sobre la experiencia terrible de la anulación que produjeron y producen los dispositivos de corrección de las personas con algún tipo de divergencia, especialmente si esta es mental. Parece que la evidencia nunca ha bastado, así que encontrar algo con la fuerza de Rostros en el agua es fundamental.

Porque aquí hay una vivencia terrible y necesaria, y también hay una narración a lo Plath, a lo Anna Kavan, a lo Shirley Jackson, una fuerza simbólica que no calla, una manera de decir y ocultar magistral en medio de la desolación que es reconocer el dolor que nunca podrá restituirse. Un libro durísimo al que al menos le debemos esta lectura.

annarod's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

hannahcg's review

dark medium-paced

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

4.25

naro173's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? No

3.25