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2.0
I was thinking about this summer read last night and felt like writing something about it; weird, since I had nothing to say when I finnished it - but it came suddenly to my mind, so why not?. Looking back at the experience with it, the characters, the story and overall the atmosphere don't say anything to me anymore.
Easy read.
Berberova has this moderate, restrained from any passionate expresion of feeling tone. Cold, it gives you this event from this woman's life -the unforseen death of her mother- putting her in a delicate state of affairs, away from her home, alone. But there's no drama here. The depiction of it is quick, only notes what must be done in the situation. Daughter griefs, daughter moves on.
It's like looking fixedly at a wall in front of you: no feelings or startles. The common dinner talk; then, the great event of everyone's life.
Easy read.
Berberova has this moderate, restrained from any passionate expresion of feeling tone. Cold, it gives you this event from this woman's life -the unforseen death of her mother- putting her in a delicate state of affairs, away from her home, alone. But there's no drama here. The depiction of it is quick, only notes what must be done in the situation. Daughter griefs, daughter moves on.
It's like looking fixedly at a wall in front of you: no feelings or startles. The common dinner talk; then, the great event of everyone's life.
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