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micditiz's review
4.0
“A la gente le encantan las ideas, aunque no sepan qué hacer con ellas. Aunque solo sepan hacer justo lo que no deben”.
…”Eso no solo puede ocurrir, sino que probablemente ocurrirá, porque el mundo está lleno de gente herida que hace daño a los demás. Que la cultura dominante te considere una anomalía no quiere decir que no puedas ser común, tan común como una puta mierda.”
…”Eso no solo puede ocurrir, sino que probablemente ocurrirá, porque el mundo está lleno de gente herida que hace daño a los demás. Que la cultura dominante te considere una anomalía no quiere decir que no puedas ser común, tan común como una puta mierda.”
sakasaka12's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
4.0
heartbreaking and raw. all of those metaphors were beautiful and felt as if they were at a perfect place during the story ( where you needed them to be). the use of second person narratives was good too.
the writing was beautiful and poetic and it was nicely done, so much so that halfway through the book, I forgot it was a memoir and realised it only during the last pages which felt more gut wrenching. im glad the author is happy now.
the writing was beautiful and poetic and it was nicely done, so much so that halfway through the book, I forgot it was a memoir and realised it only during the last pages which felt more gut wrenching. im glad the author is happy now.
louka01's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
alayneorgana's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
narzibenoucdel's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
kjarmschool's review against another edition
5.0
I truly loved this book despite the very difficult topic. The varied metaphors, the second person perspective, the way the short anecdotes broke things up while slowly revealing the story all felt like a genius way to help me understand the author's emotional experiences in an authentic way. Love her voice. About 3/4 in when there is suddenly an anecdote of her father teaching her in childhood that when you don't know the answer to a test, just write what you do know. I audibly gasped at the lovely metaphor.
unabridged_reader's review against another edition
4.0
Stunning. Beautifully written and raw. I have never encountered a memoir quite like this one. I often struggle to read narratives that are presented in a fragmented structure. The piece is spliced with poetry, excerpts, and anecdotes ... yet it maintained its focus throughout. I greatly appreciate intentionality and focus in narrative pieces; there is beauty in brevity. Still, I would happily read pages upon pages of Machado's thoughts. Her handle of human emotion and ability to capture its range is pretty spectacular.
I read this digitally, but I'm hoping to get a hand on a physical copy someday to annotate.
I read this digitally, but I'm hoping to get a hand on a physical copy someday to annotate.