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filipa_maia's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
fast-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? Yes
5.0
I loved this book and honestly I was not expecting it.
I was expecting something more dark and "heavy" but this is a really easy book to read and, actually, very funny. Obviously that, towards the end, the sad part settles in - the duality of while he is admitting everyone in the 'Green House', because people are insane, his own mental health is degrading.
This is not a book about being sane or not! This is a book about the way we look and judge other people even though we don't know them.
I will search for more of Machado de Assis' books from now on.
I was expecting something more dark and "heavy" but this is a really easy book to read and, actually, very funny. Obviously that, towards the end, the sad part settles in - the duality of while he is admitting everyone in the 'Green House', because people are insane, his own mental health is degrading.
This is not a book about being sane or not! This is a book about the way we look and judge other people even though we don't know them.
I will search for more of Machado de Assis' books from now on.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Dementia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Confinement, Gaslighting, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Infertility and Death
filipa_maia's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
fast-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? Yes
5.0
I loved this book and honestly I was not expecting it.
I was expecting something more dark and "heavy" but this is a really easy book to read and, actually, very funny. Obviously that, towards the end, the sad part settles in - the duality of while he is admitting everyone in the 'Green House', because people are insane, his own mental health is degrading.
This is not a book about being sane or not! This is a book about the way we look and judge other people even though we don't know them.
I will search for more of Machado de Assis' books from now on.
I was expecting something more dark and "heavy" but this is a really easy book to read and, actually, very funny. Obviously that, towards the end, the sad part settles in - the duality of while he is admitting everyone in the 'Green House', because people are insane, his own mental health is degrading.
This is not a book about being sane or not! This is a book about the way we look and judge other people even though we don't know them.
I will search for more of Machado de Assis' books from now on.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Dementia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Mental illness
Minor: Death and Infertility
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