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albaheso's review against another edition
4.0
Mujeres fuertes, listas, valientes y, ante todo y por desgracia, menospreciada. Así son las mujeres que nos encontramos en los relatos de Shobha Rao.
Ambientadas en 1947 y alrededores en uno de los acontecimientos más ignominiosos (más inmorales, más despreciables) de la historia de su país como dice la propia autora en referencia a la Partición de India, Rao nos cuenta historias llenas de sufrimiento, tristeza, dolor y violencia, que te hacen sentir junto a sus personajes.
Si bien me han gustado la gran mayoría de los relatos y he sufrido con las mujeres de todos ellos, han habido algunos que no me han gustado, que me han aburrido, en parte, e incluso que me han hecho odiar al personaje principal ("curiosamente" en estos los protagonistas son masculinos).
Mi puntuación está dudosa entre un 3'5 y un 4.
Ambientadas en 1947 y alrededores en uno de los acontecimientos más ignominiosos (más inmorales, más despreciables) de la historia de su país como dice la propia autora en referencia a la Partición de India, Rao nos cuenta historias llenas de sufrimiento, tristeza, dolor y violencia, que te hacen sentir junto a sus personajes.
Si bien me han gustado la gran mayoría de los relatos y he sufrido con las mujeres de todos ellos, han habido algunos que no me han gustado, que me han aburrido, en parte, e incluso que me han hecho odiar al personaje principal ("curiosamente" en estos los protagonistas son masculinos).
Mi puntuación está dudosa entre un 3'5 y un 4.
thesubtlelibrarian's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.5
motifenjoyer's review
emotional
3.5
"And he felt that some understanding had eluded him; that if life had ever had any nobility it had most certainly, and most perversely, passed him by. "
mango_'s review
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
5.0
kbecker40's review
4.0
Beautifully written interconnected stories. Each one displayed a world of experiences and moments that led to hopeful conclusions. Stories about desire, anger, grief, love, and family. Very enjoyable reading experience.
sampada05's review
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
5.0
mclark224's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
4.25
sooz_767's review against another edition
4.0
I don't think there's a short story collection out there where every story is going to be 5 stars, it just doesn't happen. I will say with this one, I liked the majority of them with only perhaps 3 not hitting for me, I just didn't really get the message in those ones and that's okay.
As others have said, this is a collection of paired stories and this really makes them feel connected, even when some take place at different points in time.
Most of the stories were hard to read and have trigger warnings for all sorts - rape, abuse, child abduction, forced prostitution, murder, literally everything - but it's definitely worth a read to understand what people went through during The Partition.
As others have said, this is a collection of paired stories and this really makes them feel connected, even when some take place at different points in time.
Most of the stories were hard to read and have trigger warnings for all sorts - rape, abuse, child abduction, forced prostitution, murder, literally everything - but it's definitely worth a read to understand what people went through during The Partition.
deepakchecks's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5