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3.32 AVERAGE
3.32 AVERAGE
Waffled between giving 4 and 5 stars, maybe went with 4 out of self consciousness..
This book was beautiful and horrific. The writing blew me away. It felt real to me despite the extremity. Really interesting to find out afterwards that the author had a lot of similar experiences growing up.
This book was beautiful and horrific. The writing blew me away. It felt real to me despite the extremity. Really interesting to find out afterwards that the author had a lot of similar experiences growing up.
Há um grito de dor que emana de cada uma das palavras escritas por Marieke Lucas Rijneveld. Da distância imposta entre pais e filhos, na rudeza dos diálogos, nos gestos goturais. Na forma como os mais pequenos exploram, de igual modo, a sexualidade e a morte, como tudo se torna um jogo de sobrevivência num mundo que flutua entre o factual e a imaginação de criança.
Tudo, neste livro, emana esse lamento, esse pedido de socorro, que se torna, paradoxalmente, insuportavelmente belo.
Tudo, neste livro, emana esse lamento, esse pedido de socorro, que se torna, paradoxalmente, insuportavelmente belo.
dark
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
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I felt sick most of the time while reading this book, especially at the ending. I had a very different story in mind from the blurb - the writing style and imagery were exquisite, I would love to read more (and less traumatic) by Rijneveld. This book has taught me to research content warning beforehand, even if that gives away spoilers, which I usually try to avoid. This is a dark, gruesome, quietly destructive tale told through a traumatised childlike lens - it's left me thinking lots, but unsure whether I want to repeat the experience! Perhaps that is the point...?
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
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
4.5 stars
I don't know how to review this. This book left a lump in my throat that I'm not sure will ever go away. I wish there had been a glimpse into another POV, though I get that the single POV was intentional and important. It just hurt. And it ended with so many things unresolved. Not that the ending was bad. It was what it needed to be. Still. I don't know. My heart hurts. This book was not good for my mental health.
Trauma aside, the imagery of this book is spectacular. It's unapologetically graphic, but each scene is symbolic. The tone itself is such an interesting contrast between a child's POV and these gruesome scenes. I usually avoid books with child main characters, but this was extremely well done.
I don't know how to review this. This book left a lump in my throat that I'm not sure will ever go away. I wish there had been a glimpse into another POV, though I get that the single POV was intentional and important. It just hurt. And it ended with so many things unresolved. Not that the ending was bad. It was what it needed to be. Still. I don't know. My heart hurts. This book was not good for my mental health.
Trauma aside, the imagery of this book is spectacular. It's unapologetically graphic, but each scene is symbolic. The tone itself is such an interesting contrast between a child's POV and these gruesome scenes. I usually avoid books with child main characters, but this was extremely well done.