Reviews

Empty Wardrobes by Maria Judite de Carvalho

pioohw's review

dark reflective sad medium-paced

3.25

to_ilektraki's review

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.25

zellm's review

4.0

I really enjoyed the narration here, and the characters. I found them realistic, charming, and utterly unique. The plot is interesting yet minimal, and I would have loved to see it more fleshed out, but the style and authorial choices here were lovely.

lene_kretzsch's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

2.75

airamainefats's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

lenachka's review

reflective fast-paced

4.0

internationalreads's review

challenging dark reflective tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Infidelity

kiriamarin's review

Uma estória ficional de gerações de mulheres de uma família portuguesa Ana(a avó),Dora (a mãe e viúva),Lisa a filha ,envoltas num circulo vicioso de opressão e machismo e o peso das suas escolhas, amor,dinheiro,juventude e maternidade ,sonhos e ilusões.

Armarios vazios, mulheres que dão tudo de si,se anulam por homens que eventualmente as abandonam , uma armadilha que até mulheres feministas contemporâneas são atrapadas.
Sem dúvidas as mulheres são o pilar da sociedade e carregam a humanidade nas costas com a sua " bondade, paciência e tolerância" natural ou ensinadas? quando homens só destroem...

Na verdade não estamos nada bem e a liberdade e independência feminina ainda tem um longo caminho de de pedras e batalhas .

casskrug's review

4.5

a well written tragedy translated from the portuguese about a woman who owns an antique shop grappling with the death of her husband and trying not to become a piece of furniture 

areaxbiologist's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0