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yevusya's review against another edition
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
lenajoder's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
vsttew's review against another edition
4.0
Ay, que bonito libro. Habla a mi entender de la imaginación, de esas historias que a veces nos creamos en la cabeza y que de tanto pensar en ello terminan siendo parte de la vida, eso que nos decepciona pero al mismo tiempo nos da fuerzas para seguir, como en este caso la inconformidad con uno de los aspectos de la vida de la protagonista. Me gusta que es narrado por la nieta. “No está usted loca. No crea nunca más a quienes le dicen algo tan injusto y tan perverso. Escriba”
lu_books05's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
raulbime's review
4.0
Set in Italy and beginning in the first half of the twentieth century, this story revolves around the narrator tracing the life of her family, principally her grandmothers and mostly her paternal grandmother. A poetic, passionate and lonesome woman, the narrator's paternal grandmother is considered mad by her village for her passions and the ways she expresses them through words, and she goes for years unmarried because of this. Finally, she's married to a widower that momentarily lives with her family and then couple moves to the city of Cagliari. But even though the marriage is a respectful one and suits both partners, it is still lacking in the ardour she longs for. It is until she leaves for kidney stone treatment in Civitavecchia where she meets a disabled World War two veteran that she finds the passion she's long desired.
The writer's managed to do so much with such few pages, the possibilities she offers almost as the story ends and the ending itself was incredibly done.
The writer's managed to do so much with such few pages, the possibilities she offers almost as the story ends and the ending itself was incredibly done.
jenna0010's review
2.0
The premise of this book - a young woman parsing through the life of her grandmother - intrigued me. While there were parts that were beautifully written, the details of a life, of her loves, of her sorrow, the overall narrative didn't quite do it for me.
heleli's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Chronic illness, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt