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zarlynsnook's review against another edition
dark
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
first and foremost,if you're an animal lover, forget about this book,this is not for you.
i was only enticed to read this book because i previously read an ARC of the author's other book which i liked and when i saw that this was available on scribd, i immediately saved and read it. i also read some good reviews about this book so i didn't think twice. but girl, i was wrong.
after reading it all i can say is
Damaris,you're a bitch.
no star for the trauma this book has inflicted on me.
i expected to be shocked by this book but not in this way.
i understood the metaphor, about motherhood and all,i get it.
but that ending was just cruel and uneccessary, it could have been different.
i was only enticed to read this book because i previously read an ARC of the author's other book which i liked and when i saw that this was available on scribd, i immediately saved and read it. i also read some good reviews about this book so i didn't think twice. but girl, i was wrong.
after reading it all i can say is
Damaris,you're a bitch.
no star for the trauma this book has inflicted on me.
i expected to be shocked by this book but not in this way.
i understood the metaphor, about motherhood and all,i get it.
but that ending was just cruel and uneccessary, it could have been different.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infertility, Abandonment, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Death
Minor: Sexual content
lenabrary's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
3.0
Very good writing, would recommend on that basis. Please mind the trigger warnings.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Infertility
crackwitness's review
dark
emotional
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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.75
Bastante cruda. Adoro la forma en que Pilar transmite la angustia y soledad de Damaris.
Asustada, la perra dio un brinco y luego miró a Damaris con su mirada perruna confundida o tal vez horrorizada y empezó a alejarse de ella, la que antes había sido su aliada y ahora cometía en su contra la traición más grande. Llevaba la cola escondida y giraba a cada rato la cabeza, cuidando sus espaldas de ella, y Damaris tuvo la impresión de que ahora sí se había roto entre ambas algo irreparable. Contra lo esperado, le dolió.
Asustada, la perra dio un brinco y luego miró a Damaris con su mirada perruna confundida o tal vez horrorizada y empezó a alejarse de ella, la que antes había sido su aliada y ahora cometía en su contra la traición más grande. Llevaba la cola escondida y giraba a cada rato la cabeza, cuidando sus espaldas de ella, y Damaris tuvo la impresión de que ahora sí se había roto entre ambas algo irreparable. Contra lo esperado, le dolió.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty
layanelaco's review against another edition
reflective
tense
slow-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? It's complicated
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Animal cruelty, Child death, Animal death, Toxic relationship, and Infertility
zonderling's review
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This dark and gritty novel is small in size, but thought provoking. We experience viscerally, the longing of our main character, who growing up without a mother, has been unable to fulfill her dream of having children of her own. Accepting in her middle age that time has likely run out biologically, she takes in a puppy, barely weaned, and commits to keeping it alive against the odds. Set in rural Colombia this spare novel painted a picture of the environment, and the plights of it's people. Dark, gritty, and not for the faint of heart, if you can't stomach reading about animal abuse, leave this one alone.
I imagine I'll be thinking about this story and what it represents for a long time.
I imagine I'll be thinking about this story and what it represents for a long time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Infertility, Animal death, and Child death
Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, and Grief
he1ene's review
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Child death
danidamico's review against another edition
dark
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
3.5
Lectura para el curso "¿Por qué escribe esa mujer? Narrativas irreverentes".
Novela engañosamente simple que relata una transformación bastante perturbadora de un modo muy humano.
Novela engañosamente simple que relata una transformación bastante perturbadora de un modo muy humano.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Infertility, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Child death
carolikesbooks's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
ghoulieghoul's review
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Bruh the way this book uncovered deep seated memories of animal abuse, the way it affected me. The impossibility of being gentle, loving, or tender when the same has never been shown to you. The “pit bull” archetype of domestic violence; loyal but ever fearful of abandonment. The way families are torn apart by settler colonial capitalism. The guilt of being born female, carrying with the added weight of those around you. And the way mothers perpetuate the cycle of abuse the most onto their daughters, who serve as a mirror. Giving someone the things that you wanted most is gut wrenchingly painful, and sometimes impossible. To be confronted with all that you never received. Did we ever even deserve it?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty
bellphegor's review
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty