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dukegregory's review against another edition
2.5
An anti-pastoral with a mess of a narrator who recognized her exploitation by men and her role as object/consumer in a world run by capital, so she chooses to go off the grid (while also wanting to become a single mother, thus needing to have sex with a man, though she is a lesbian) and subjectifies herself. But does she? She comes to recognize human interdependence, but, though animals make up a large chunk of this narrative, Baltasar seems to not really consider the animals in this hierarchy, instead rendering them solely as symbols. There just doesn't appear to me to be as much depth here as with Boulder. The ending is great though. So good, it added .5 to my rating.
lenteschrijver's review against another edition
3.5
love Eva baltasars writing just wasn’t sure about where it was going. Overall a good read but just left a bit confused. I’ve also read bolder and loved that so much more. There were some beautiful quotes in this one though
apthompson's review against another edition
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Sexual content, Violence, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Gore and Sexual violence
Minor: Excrement
ambero's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
There were some really nicely written bits and it did what it did well, it was just too dark and heavy for me to say I enjoyed it overall
ourkindofart's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
lialeahlio's review against another edition
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
csanchezuk's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Mamut es el fi al de la trilogia. Boulder y Permafrost son excepcionales. Este me ha dejado con mal sabor de boca. La historia, a difere cia de las otras dos, la encuentro previsible y sin demasiada atención a loa momentos clave de cambio de la protagonista. El final parece precipitado. Eso sí, el lenguaje exquisito, como es habitual en Baltasar, a menudo me paro a re leer frases. Una de las mejores voces de la literatura en catalán del momento
sophiem_ng's review against another edition
3.5
This was definitely the best of the woman moved to the country and reconnects with #theland that I’ve read, but I think the narrative doesn’t really go anywhere? Which is probably the point, but left me a bit unsatisfied. I like the relationship to sex in this novel, the translation is beautiful, the language is great, but yeah I don’t fully know how this really sits within me