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booksnpunks's review against another edition
3.0
Read for Tales of the City module. This was my first Hustvedt and there was so much inside this novel that it's going to take me a while to fully digest everything inside it.
I preferred the first two 'parts' over the other two - there seemed to be more structure and intrigue in them, and they reminded of specific parts of [b:The New York Trilogy|431|The New York Trilogy|Paul Auster|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1386924429s/431.jpg|2343071]. The characterisation during the first half was haunting and to be honest this is the part I would be most likely to return to if I was to ever study this book in more depth.
The last two stories seemed to unravel and the novel kind of lost it's way. Or maybe it was a conscious choice to turn in a new direction. Either way, I enjoyed it a lot less, although it contained the same sense of nihilism found in other works of concerning youth and New York City.
Don't think it's the right Hustvedt to start with, but I'm definitely going to read more of her stuff.
I preferred the first two 'parts' over the other two - there seemed to be more structure and intrigue in them, and they reminded of specific parts of [b:The New York Trilogy|431|The New York Trilogy|Paul Auster|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1386924429s/431.jpg|2343071]. The characterisation during the first half was haunting and to be honest this is the part I would be most likely to return to if I was to ever study this book in more depth.
The last two stories seemed to unravel and the novel kind of lost it's way. Or maybe it was a conscious choice to turn in a new direction. Either way, I enjoyed it a lot less, although it contained the same sense of nihilism found in other works of concerning youth and New York City.
Don't think it's the right Hustvedt to start with, but I'm definitely going to read more of her stuff.
hklnvgl's review against another edition
2.0
«Los ojos vendados» es mi segundo intento con Siri Hustvedt. Hace tiempo probé suerte con «El verano sin hombres» y no pasé de las primeras páginas, así que por lo menos estoy contenta porque, aunque no he conseguido conectar mucho con este libro, sí que tiene partes que me parecieron medianamente interesantes y me llevaron a terminarlo. Ni los diálogos ni los personajes me decían mucho, pero al menos me quedo con ese apabullante sentimiento de soledad en medio del bullicio neoyorquino que transmite la narración de la protagonista. Eso sí, definitivamente, esta autora no es para mí.
(La edición de Circe tiene muchísimas erratas: he ojeado la de Seix Barral y, aunque es la misma traducción, parece que está más corregida).
(La edición de Circe tiene muchísimas erratas: he ojeado la de Seix Barral y, aunque es la misma traducción, parece que está más corregida).
ada171's review against another edition
5.0
Narrator was far too much like me. I felt like a betta fish with a mirror. Adored and loathed the novel.
dllh's review against another edition
4.0
Super smart and pretty engaging. Probably not everybody's cup of tea.