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catarinalobo's review against another edition
4.0
Esse é o livro melancólico que você espera de uma temática como divorcio. São vários ensaios que tratam desse período que parece um afterlife, uma sequência (aftermath), de uma outra coisa - nesse caso, predominantemente a sequência ao casamento. Ela discorre bastante sobre ser uma mãe, sobre papéis de gênero e tragédias gregas, amo! É bem light academia
gingerliss's review against another edition
5.0
As always Cusk has both awed and inspired me. This work of autobiography is brilliant. Set around Cusk's separation from her husband this book is so much more than I expected it to be. It delves into themes like gender, what it means to be a woman, what it means to be a mother, what it means to be separated from the other parent. Both femininity and masculinity are explored, as well as feminism. At times highly philosophical alongside brilliant storytelling. It is well structured and reads away very easily. That last chapter, it seems to completely diverge from the rest of the book, at first, but it certainly has its place. Left very much open to interpretation. Very interesting! I think this is one of those books I will have to revisit over and over again. It's exactly the type of book that reminds me why I enjoy reading, as well as inspiring me writing wise.