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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"Con cuánta facilidad caemos de nuevo en la esperanza propia de la infancia cuando alguien nos cuenta una historia".
Una historia "de brujas" muy humana. Las diferentes realidades y caracteres de los personajes nos hablan de algo muy palpable, y son sus valores y acciones el verdadero retrato de esta historia, donde principalmente las mujeres cobran relevancia. La sororidad y cierto tinte feminista sobrevuelan las páginas no a modo de mensaje, si no como una presencia más ante las adversidades. La protagonista, con su fuerza y determinación, se convierte en la punta de flecha de una antigua y silenciosa lucha que huye junto a los secretos de todas sus perseguidas. A pesar de su sencillez, pues es más un relato largo con halo de cuento que una gran novela, no se limita a retratos simplistas de "lo bueno y lo malo", si no que se mueve en una gama de grises que le aporta más realismo a la trama.
En definitiva, con ganas de empezar Masa Madre y otros relatos para reencontrarme con algunos de estos personajes y leer más de Angela Slatter, ha sido un buen primer contacto.
Una historia "de brujas" muy humana. Las diferentes realidades y caracteres de los personajes nos hablan de algo muy palpable, y son sus valores y acciones el verdadero retrato de esta historia, donde principalmente las mujeres cobran relevancia. La sororidad y cierto tinte feminista sobrevuelan las páginas no a modo de mensaje, si no como una presencia más ante las adversidades. La protagonista, con su fuerza y determinación, se convierte en la punta de flecha de una antigua y silenciosa lucha que huye junto a los secretos de todas sus perseguidas. A pesar de su sencillez, pues es más un relato largo con halo de cuento que una gran novela, no se limita a retratos simplistas de "lo bueno y lo malo", si no que se mueve en una gama de grises que le aporta más realismo a la trama.
En definitiva, con ganas de empezar Masa Madre y otros relatos para reencontrarme con algunos de estos personajes y leer más de Angela Slatter, ha sido un buen primer contacto.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
No esperaba esta mezcla de fantasía oscura, feminismo, crítica social e incursión hasta las capas más profundas de la supervivencia humana a todos los niveles.Ángela Slater describe de tal manera cada escenario que te hace sentirlo, tocarlo e incluso olerlo. Sinceramente no le doy las 5 estrellas sólo por algún detalle del final que no me convenció. Me voy de cabeza a leer su otro libro "Masa madre y otros relatos" que fue dónde empezó todo...
Really enjoyed this. Women, witches and werecats? You had me at hello.
This quick read packs a lot into a little space. Patience and her ward, Gilly, live quietly in a small village. Patience has skills with herbs and magic, but she keeps this pretty quiet, since witchcraft is a death offense. Still, some villagers come to her for help with various problems.
Patience has seen some horrible things- women like her being burned and hanged. She's under no illusions about most people's capabilities and limitations. She has a lot of compassion, but the detachment that a healer needs. She's a great character- not sentimental, brutally pragmatic, and quite capable.
There is a small shapeshifting community hidden in the village. One of them becomes careless at just the wrong time- when some witch hunters are in town on the trail of a woman that Patience hid in her home for a few days. When the shifter is discovered, along with Gilly who was in the wrong place at the wrong time, Patience goes into emergency escape mode. All does not go according to plan, however.
The characters in this book come alive quickly, and I immediately was immersed in the story. I haven't read anything else by this author, so I missed a bit of background that might have made the story richer. As with any good novella, I ended up wanting more. This was mostly a slice of Patience's life, a vignette that takes place between books, apparently. I'll be seeking those books out!
Patience has seen some horrible things- women like her being burned and hanged. She's under no illusions about most people's capabilities and limitations. She has a lot of compassion, but the detachment that a healer needs. She's a great character- not sentimental, brutally pragmatic, and quite capable.
There is a small shapeshifting community hidden in the village. One of them becomes careless at just the wrong time- when some witch hunters are in town on the trail of a woman that Patience hid in her home for a few days. When the shifter is discovered, along with Gilly who was in the wrong place at the wrong time, Patience goes into emergency escape mode. All does not go according to plan, however.
The characters in this book come alive quickly, and I immediately was immersed in the story. I haven't read anything else by this author, so I missed a bit of background that might have made the story richer. As with any good novella, I ended up wanting more. This was mostly a slice of Patience's life, a vignette that takes place between books, apparently. I'll be seeking those books out!
emotional
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced