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O, Caledonia

Elspeth Barker

3.99 AVERAGE

isla_rw's review against another edition

4.0

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4.25

amiablebookworm's review against another edition

4.0

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Heartbreaking and beautifully written - felt so contemporary. Sometimes zoned out a little with the gorgeous language making it less plot focused, but accepted that as the type of book it is. 

shakirahreads's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

gillianreadsbooks's review against another edition

1.0

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I feel bad rating a book this low but I truly did not enjoy it. Her writing style is not for me, very flowery and full of metaphors. I prefer a more straightforward writing style. This is just a personal preference though. As far as the story goes I just didn't find it very interesting. There might have been some surprise in that the main character dies at the end but we're told that at the beginning of the book. The author tells us not to expect a 'who done it' so we don't but I found the conclusion to be more confusing and out of nowhere than shocking or exciting. The only saving grace was that the book was short and didn't take me very long to read.

eubha's review against another edition

1.0

dark reflective slow-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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It just wasn’t for me at all

victoriasadie's review against another edition

5.0

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Incredible. Janet’s story is heartbreaking but beautiful. The last scene was incredibly sad but fitting. I loved the gothic and lyrical style of writing!!

emerrick's review against another edition

1.0

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This did not sit well with me. I just don't think I 'got it'

nccasado's review against another edition

5.0

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"Auchnasaugh, el prado de los suspiros, debía su nombre a los vientos que se lamentaban en él a lo largo de todo el año, a veces gimiendocon suavidad, filtrados por las franjas de pinares, y más a menudo malignos, chillando por encima de las almenas y retumbando chimeneas abajo ".

Oh, Caledonia, (O Caledonia) 1991
Elspeth Barker
@catedral.books 2022
Traducción de Milo J. Krmpotić

¿Te puedes enamorar de un libro leyendo únicamente su prólogo?
Leer que Maggie O'Farrell quiso ser amiga de una persona que comentó que este era uno de sus libros favoritos, me demuestra que sí.

Esta es una novela única e inclasificable. Podría parecer una novela de aprendizaje, pero creo que es mucho más....

Janet, asfixiada por el peso del aislamiento, la incomprensión y la presión religiosa en la Escocia rural, se vuelca en la literatura, la naturaleza y en su extravagante tía Lila.

Creo que cualquier cosa que diga será insuficiente para plasmar la belleza indómita de esta obra y la determinación de su joven protagonista por pernanecer fiel a sí misma.

Creo que hay que leerla

juliet_juliet's review against another edition

5.0

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Ten stars from me.

winter_sarah's review against another edition

3.75

emotional 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