Reviews

Wie eine Feder auf dem Atem Gottes by Sigrid Nunez

ceedy's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective 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? No

3.5

dureahmed's review against another edition

5.0

So subtle and quiet. Kind of devastating. Memory, language, failed dreams, womanhood, migration— all form layers and layers to make this

lora_h's review against another edition

3.0

This book is billed as a novel, but it reads as a detached memoir. Reviews call it introspective, taking us into deep paradoxes. Those, I disagree with & am more of the camp of those calling its language sparse & its objectivity unrelenting.

Nunez relates some rather interesting lives, but does so in such a clinical manner, it could be the report of an overworked social worker. We never entered into these lives, but continually watch through an impervious barrier that keeps out every stimulus but sight.

Complex characters, interesting histories, good use of language, yet I couldn't wait for the book to be over.

teresac's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

quietdayreads's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

ashnaara's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

allisfullofbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

carlyque's review against another edition

5.0

Read forever ago....loved when I read it.

rebeccaeatsbooks's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

michaelculbert's review against another edition

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

3.5