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Las chicas de campo. Trilogía by Regina López Muñoz, Edna O'Brien

kjoy463's review against another edition

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challenging reflective slow-paced
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

eleanormg's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

Depressing. Taking away the idea that you can’t escape your family and that patterns can’t be broken.

vanjanh's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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kellynanne's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

ellenr272's review against another edition

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emotional reflective 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? It's complicated
That sure was a book I read.

geriatricgretch's review against another edition

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3.75

I found this compulsively readable but also so frustrating. I was trying to place myself in the time period, but even then I wanted to shake everyone in this story, yikes. I did very much appreciate all the time spent in Baba and Kate's interior lives, and I very much see a straight line from these to the Neapolitan novels, so that was fun.

iamcat's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional 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

2.5

joyce_appreciator's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A book (or books in this case) that I’d recommend to anyone, can’t believe I’d never read it before. KOB does not waste a word, balances comedy/pathos/romance with such ease in a very accessible 600 pages, constantly surprising you with a new style or tone amongst the trilogy (much like one of her literary idols in Joyce). Worth reading just for Baba on her own. The epilogue is maybe one surprise too many but with all that still delicately done.

madscientistjen's review against another edition

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

2.75

oliviakateamerica's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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