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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
Munro pinpoints the exact moments of bemusement in one's life during which the foundations are rumbling and shifting yet will not be recognized until it's too late, and the fragments become a whole before your eyes. She captures, beyond the inanity of my phrasing, reality as it is.
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Most of these short stories changed my life in some small way. Sharp, and soft, and genius but not overwrought.
reflective
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
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
I was never one for short stories, except for Ray Bradbury, and he is still my favorite. The more collections I read: Stefan Zweig, James Joyce, Tolstoy, and now Alice Munro, I am beginning to think that I've had it wrong all this time.
Just lovely.
Just lovely.
Leí este libro junto con una amiga para la ruta de lectura que tenemos: Escritoras Nobel. Me dediqué a buscar los mejores libros de cada escritora, para ir a la segura y encontré este como uno de ellos. Sinceramente, no me gustó. Sentí que le faltó profundidad a los personajes, no hay tensión en casi ninguno de los relatos, y muchos de ellos tienen un final abrupto y que deja un sabor de que algo falta. Espero poder leer algo más de la autora para poder quitarme este mal sabor de boca.
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
I usually love the texts by Munro as well as short stories in general, but this time I felt I would have preferred to read more about these characters, not only these fragmental pieces.
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Enjoyed some stories. But not my favourite of Alice Munros books.