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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
I love it when people reflect on their lives with depth and intensity.
Annie Ernaux tiene esa forma tan suya de describir paisajes cotidianos de una manera tan envolvente.
After reading 'The Years' by Annie Ernaux I was fascinated by the title of her memoir and I wasn't disappointed. It was a beautifully written memoir that I couldn't put down.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of the novel in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of the novel in exchange for an honest review.
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Sono arrivata a metà libro un po' scettica sulla potenza emotiva dell'opera e sulla sua direzione. La seconda metà mi ha coinvolto di più e ha chiarito qualche interrogativo.
Mi aspettavo di provare io stessa vergogna, ma non è accaduto. Ho ricordato episodi di vita personali, mi sono soffermata a riflettere sulle sfaccettature di questo sentimento. Il risultato rimane, tuttavia, puramente mentale.
Mi aspettavo di provare io stessa vergogna, ma non è accaduto. Ho ricordato episodi di vita personali, mi sono soffermata a riflettere sulle sfaccettature di questo sentimento. Il risultato rimane, tuttavia, puramente mentale.
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This is the first Annie Ernaux I've read and I found it quite fascinating.
The title sums up pretty much the whole of this memoir. She sees her memory of her father trying to kill her mother as something that marks her out among her peers. But it is not just this that she feels brings shame to her family. Her school friends all seem to belong to a different class - are more worldly, more intelligent, just better. She feels intense shame in all aspects of her daily life, even to the point of believing herself damned for having chewed the host during communion.
Parts of the story are probably something that any of us could identify with. It's a very readable story and I zipped through probably a little too quickly. I shall, no doubt, go back and read it again and will make an effort to read more of Ms Ernaux's work.
Thanks to Netgalley and Fitzcarraldo for the advance review copy.
The title sums up pretty much the whole of this memoir. She sees her memory of her father trying to kill her mother as something that marks her out among her peers. But it is not just this that she feels brings shame to her family. Her school friends all seem to belong to a different class - are more worldly, more intelligent, just better. She feels intense shame in all aspects of her daily life, even to the point of believing herself damned for having chewed the host during communion.
Parts of the story are probably something that any of us could identify with. It's a very readable story and I zipped through probably a little too quickly. I shall, no doubt, go back and read it again and will make an effort to read more of Ms Ernaux's work.
Thanks to Netgalley and Fitzcarraldo for the advance review copy.
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced