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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-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
I found the narrator’s creative struggles to be the most interesting pov of this book. Having a story to tell that isn’t necessarily positive or the most fun to tell but every ounce of your being has to commit to it anyway and see where it takes you.
I highlighted so many beautiful lines.
I highlighted so many beautiful lines.
funny
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
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
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
challenging
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
"Who hasn‘t ever wondered: am I a monster or is this what it means to be a person?"
"Before that, I want to declare that this girl doesn‘t know herself except from living aimlessly. If she was dumb enough to ask herself 'who am I?' she would fall flat on her face. Because 'who am I?' creates a need. And how can you satisfy that need? Those who wonder are incomplete."
"And I want to accept my freedom without thinking what so many do, that existing is something for fools, a case of madness. Because that‘s what it seems like. Existing isn‘t logical."
"Before that, I want to declare that this girl doesn‘t know herself except from living aimlessly. If she was dumb enough to ask herself 'who am I?' she would fall flat on her face. Because 'who am I?' creates a need. And how can you satisfy that need? Those who wonder are incomplete."
"And I want to accept my freedom without thinking what so many do, that existing is something for fools, a case of madness. Because that‘s what it seems like. Existing isn‘t logical."
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Okay book, it’s really heady at the beginning but stop at some point and tells a good story
Were I to describe Hour of the Star to you in rational terms of plot, setting, storyline, & narrative it would seem a well thought out undergraduate piece of fiction. Yet the draw of the story certainly indicates more to it than a downbeat narrator obsessing on the Catholically exhausted life of a young typist. Given the length of the story, one can afford a second read, and with that I found that both the narrator and subject welcomed the vacuum which was the nothingness of her life - and that there is something to the structure of the writing that creates a cocoon of that nothingness - which is a truly remarkable feat.
challenging
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes