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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
man this book was so good! I probably really give it 4.5
3.5☆ Main character is painfully codependent and doesn't realize her mother is a person until after she passes away. She travels solo to italy on the trip they were supposed to take together and is shocked to come face to face with her mother at 30 yrs old, she befriends her and begins to understand her mother is a person. she also persues a romance (where i felt minimal chemistry) while "on a break" from her 5-yr marriage. I went into this blind, not knowing there was a magical realism element, that was fine but the main character desperately needs therapy.
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Den ekstreme moderbinding gør en lettere utilpas. Det er ikke fremstillet på en sød og rørende måde, men derimod er hovedpersonen nærmest sygeligt besat af sin mor. At der bliver drysset en form for magisk realisme ud over, understreger blot vanviddet. Det er svært at fatte sympati med hovedpersonen, da hun er utroligt uselvstændig, har ekstrem moderbinding og ikke fremstår sympatisk, og problemet er egentlig, at jeg ikke tror det er hensigten. Det er nok meningen, at bogen skal være en rørende fortælling om forældre/barn kærlighed , sorg, rejsen mod at finde sig selv, samt en hyldest til Italien drysset med en uforståelig magisk realisme. Men jeg køber den ikke og blev nødt til at skimme en del fordi den bare skulle overstås, og jeg er en stædig læser der ikke stopper bøger når jeg først er i gang
This was supposed to be my vacation read but I read it in one day at the airport! Very good, I thought it was going to be solely romantically focused but loved the story telling between a young woman and her relationship with her mother. Still light enough for the perfect vacation read.
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The tragedy of the loss of a mother/daughter relationship is so rarely explored in this intensity. The writing really did a number on me in that sense. The food descriptions were divine. Too bad the characters are so wildly unlikable.
3.5***
it wasn’t the best thing i’ve ever read but lemme tell u i shed some tears
it wasn’t the best thing i’ve ever read but lemme tell u i shed some tears
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
medium-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated