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beautiful prose, infatuation and mortality

i actually read the translated version of this in Filipino :))
medium-paced
emotional mysterious sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
emotional reflective sad slow-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
emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE WANTED HER BODY TO BE TAKEN OUT OF THE GRAVE SO HE CAN TAKE ONE LAST LOOK OF HER?!?!? bring back this kind of romance.
emotional sad fast-paced
emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I’ve read this book because it inspired Verdi’s Traviata so I already knew the story. Nonetheless, it didn’t lose its emotional power. Of course it needs to be contextualized in its time period. 

Este libro hasta ahora es mi favorito del año y ha subido mis expectativas para encontrarme mejores lecturas. La historia es muy fácil de leer y la prosa no te aburre en ningún momento, y aunque el romance entre Marguerite y Armand comenzó de una forma muy rápida, fue una pareja que en seis meses pudo desarrollarse muy bien y me gusto que aun con la muerte de ella, Armand se mostraba decidido a continuar con su vida y jamás planteo un supuesto rencor a su padre por haberlo separado de su amada así que supongo que el protagonista aceptaba que los motivos que tenía eran válidos. Simplemente, una bella historia sobre dos personas que al menos en ese momento y esa época no pudieron amarse como hubieran querido.
emotional sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes