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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
reflective
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Experienced the feeling of a homecoming prompted by returning to the work of an author you love whose style couldn’t possibly be mistaken for anyone other than them. She STAYS esoteric and mystical and largely impossible to understand as a mere pedestrian, but the sheer emotion stirred by her prose is just undeniable.
In the passion according to GH (the first book of hers that I read), the translator wrote in their foreword that they had learned Portuguese as an adult for the singular purpose of reading her work in its original form. I thought that was crazy at the time, but a few books in I get it, and that act is itself a product of engaging with her writing: being exposed to something powerful enough that it sends you on a quest for understanding and access to a fuller truth.
Not to break form here but also this is lowkey communist? I didn’t know she got down like that
In the passion according to GH (the first book of hers that I read), the translator wrote in their foreword that they had learned Portuguese as an adult for the singular purpose of reading her work in its original form. I thought that was crazy at the time, but a few books in I get it, and that act is itself a product of engaging with her writing: being exposed to something powerful enough that it sends you on a quest for understanding and access to a fuller truth.
Not to break form here but also this is lowkey communist? I didn’t know she got down like that
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
There was humour in the beginning, it was slightly absurd at times and ultimately I didn't connect with this work. It was certainly a unique writing style and Lispector is undoubtedly beloved, but I don't know if she is for me. I read this over a week because I wasn't called to it and it's not even 100 pages. I may try another piece of hers before deciding if she's for me or not but this wasn't a promising start.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes