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sroses's review
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
arogers159's review
5.0
This book was stunning! The writing was beautiful and the characters felt so real and I want to cry just thinking about this beautiful story. One of my all time favorites and one of those lesbian books I’ve been dreaming of for a long time.
laura_corsi's review
4.0
An enchanting saga following the lives of 5 women; 5 "cantoras" who sing to other women of forbidden love in a time of fear when anyone can be disappeared for any reason and to be a lover of other women is a crime worthy of death. Together these 5 women are a family that choose each other. A beautiful, spellbinding journey through the little known history of Uruguay.
carolinareads's review
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Loved the character dynamics and seeing their interactions throughout the years
haudurn's review
3.0
Fascinating premise of lesbians in Uruguay living in the dictatorship of the late 1970s/early 1980s and how these women "grow up" and their lives progress as their friendship remains. I would have liked this more if the characters were more defined - this may be a function of the translation but I had a hard time separating the women as they all had similar personalities. This book will assume you have some historical understanding of the politics and the zeitgeist.
amandawhit's review
This wasn't bad, but I just couldn't get into it. I'm not a fan of constant POV changes mid-chapter, but this is something I would possibly pick up again in the future.
madsmacmath's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This is why I don’t listen to audiobooks…
because it took me 4X as long to get through it and it is such a beautiful, meaningful, heartbreaking book that I now have to go out and buy, because I can’t imagine not reading it again.
because it took me 4X as long to get through it and it is such a beautiful, meaningful, heartbreaking book that I now have to go out and buy, because I can’t imagine not reading it again.
renbarletta's review
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
bibliobrandie's review
5.0
I loved this book so much and haven't stopped thinking about it since I finished. The writing was exquisite (I wrote down so many quotes) and I particularly enjoyed the epic storyline that spanned decades, featuring five strong female characters. The story was set in Uruguay, beginning in 1977 under dictatorship and ending in 2013 during democracy. The novel follows the lives of the five 'cantoras' (lesbians) and portrays the challenges they faced in hiding their love and sexuality due to fear of police retaliation. I was rooting for all of them and didn't want to leave their world. The book was so beautiful and captivating that I immediately started reading the first chapter after finishing the last page. I am already planning my vacation to Cabo Polonio.