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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
emotional
slow-paced
As a long time lover of a room with a view this touched a part of me I had forgotten about.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
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:
Complicated
The Times said it all, “A parade of small stories, intimate connections and complex characters…Sentence after sentence. character by character, Still Life becomes poetry.” Family redefined as it should be, not dependent on lines of blood, but rather on the association of caring, mutually supportive folk, whose interests overlap but don’t necessarily coincide. A recognition and acceptance of the continuing evolution of life and relationships. This was a delightfully satisfying read.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
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:
No
Such a fabulous read, it’s making me fall in love with Italy the way Ghibli makes me fall in love with Japan. Near the end I understood why this book was in Good Morning America’s Book Club, for better or worse. There was something liberal and masturbatory about it all that puts me off slightly but I also can’t help but be comforted by the easy optimism. Most notable flaw of the book imo was Peggy: I felt like she could have been afforded more passages that were from her perspective. Without them things felt very very slightly misogynistic, wrt the trope of a promiscuous beautiful wild mare of a woman who becomes battered by her conservative husband. I did love her journey with Eddie, though. Her, Eddie, Ulysses, and Darnley were by far the juiciest morsels for me. Something about longing and memory…
Stunning & perfect. A love letter to Florence, to art, history, philosophy, & love. Full RTC.
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Finally coming back to do a complete review. Why is it so hard to write a review for a beloved book?
During these slower days, I got the chance to go back & annotate my physical copy, which I purchased immediately upon finishing my library read.
186 kindle highlights so it took days. And I couldn't get through it without tearing up at multiple gorgeously written passages.
I utterly loved every page of this. The most lovable endearing cast of characters. The story spans decades and I wanted even more years with them.
The love for Florence and Italy is woven throughout and I got so lucky being able to read this on location. I have a feeling when I go back for a re-read one day, this will transport me right back there!
“There are moments in life, so monumental and still, that the memory can never be retrieved without a catch to the throat or an interruption to the beat of the heart. Can never be retrieved without the rumbling disquiet of how close that moment came to not having happened at all.”
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Finally coming back to do a complete review. Why is it so hard to write a review for a beloved book?
During these slower days, I got the chance to go back & annotate my physical copy, which I purchased immediately upon finishing my library read.
186 kindle highlights so it took days. And I couldn't get through it without tearing up at multiple gorgeously written passages.
I utterly loved every page of this. The most lovable endearing cast of characters. The story spans decades and I wanted even more years with them.
The love for Florence and Italy is woven throughout and I got so lucky being able to read this on location. I have a feeling when I go back for a re-read one day, this will transport me right back there!
“There are moments in life, so monumental and still, that the memory can never be retrieved without a catch to the throat or an interruption to the beat of the heart. Can never be retrieved without the rumbling disquiet of how close that moment came to not having happened at all.”
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
slow-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
Still Life represents an interesting experiment in style and form, jumping between characters and time to capture inane and beautiful moments in their lives.
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
slow-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