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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
fast-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder
Moderate: Misogyny, Torture, Religious bigotry
Minor: Rape, Suicide, Abortion
4.25 stars
Another good one from Angela Slatter. She is such a wonderful storyteller. This novella contains characters from her previous short story anthologies (world of Sourdough and Bitterwood books). I read this out of order but probably best to read the anthologies first.
My favorite quote: “… one cannot put an old head on young shoulders.”
Another good one from Angela Slatter. She is such a wonderful storyteller. This novella contains characters from her previous short story anthologies (world of Sourdough and Bitterwood books). I read this out of order but probably best to read the anthologies first.
My favorite quote: “… one cannot put an old head on young shoulders.”
A dark fling with fire and flinted eyes, this novella: it is dark and direct and I can see the appeal for many. There are a few too-facile sentences scattered here and there, along with the shell of cynicism garbed in characterological cloth, but on the whole the little tale winds and wends its way through blood-letting and life-saving until, at last, it ends: on the run. Fine enough.
4.5
I need to read more from this world, I fell in love with Angela Slatter's writing.
I need to read more from this world, I fell in love with Angela Slatter's writing.
Novelita corta pero intensa en la que acompañamos a nuestra protagonista, una bruja muy diferente a las que estamos acostumbrados a leer como villanas en los cuentos populares. Paciencia solo quiere tener una vida tranquila, reunir conocimientos y sobre todo, ayudar con ellos a otras mujeres.
A través de una narración en primera persona muy dinámica e íntima, nos ponemos en la piel de una bruja real. Vivimos su día a día sintiendo sus preocupaciones, compartiendo sus secretos y sobre todo experimentando lo que significaba ser diferente en un tiempo en el que se arrancaba de raíz cualquier flor que se atreviera a sobresalir sobre el resto.
Me ha fascinado y dejado con ganas de leer más. Lectura muy recomendable para la "spooky season".
A través de una narración en primera persona muy dinámica e íntima, nos ponemos en la piel de una bruja real. Vivimos su día a día sintiendo sus preocupaciones, compartiendo sus secretos y sobre todo experimentando lo que significaba ser diferente en un tiempo en el que se arrancaba de raíz cualquier flor que se atreviera a sobresalir sobre el resto.
Me ha fascinado y dejado con ganas de leer más. Lectura muy recomendable para la "spooky season".
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
An interesting book about witches, femininity, the relationships between women, perception, and religion.
Not the best thing you'll read in topics like these but this is a solid novella.
The writing wasn't my thing but the story and world are interesting enough.
Not the best thing you'll read in topics like these but this is a solid novella.
The writing wasn't my thing but the story and world are interesting enough.
«Las brujas siempre han sido mujeres que se han atrevido a ser geniales, valientes y regresivas, inteligentes, inconformistas, exploradoras, curiosas, independientes, liberadas sexualmente, revolucionaria».
Me has gustado tantito este libro que es imposible que pueda decir nada que le haga justicia. Leedlo.
Me has gustado tantito este libro que es imposible que pueda decir nada que le haga justicia. Leedlo.
This was a thought provoking novel that in very few pages established characters, setting and atmosphere impeccably.
I loved that this story is about solidarity and sisterhood. It showed the strength of women and our ability to survive. The horrors women lived through and had to endure and the less conspicuous though still ever present descendants of those issues that still permeate our society.
I became attached to the characters very quickly. I feared for them and cared for them and raged with them. The atmosphere and setting were so immersive and real. As whimsical as they were terrifying. The blend of the romanticised simplicity of old and the genuine hardships of the time was perfectly balanced.
If you like witchy books or cottagecore settings I would highly recommend this book.
I loved that this story is about solidarity and sisterhood. It showed the strength of women and our ability to survive. The horrors women lived through and had to endure and the less conspicuous though still ever present descendants of those issues that still permeate our society.
I became attached to the characters very quickly. I feared for them and cared for them and raged with them. The atmosphere and setting were so immersive and real. As whimsical as they were terrifying. The blend of the romanticised simplicity of old and the genuine hardships of the time was perfectly balanced.
If you like witchy books or cottagecore settings I would highly recommend this book.