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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
Admito que es mi culpa haber juzgado este libro antes de leerlo y haber esperado algo de él antes de siquiera leer la sinopsis. Esperaba algo de The Map of Salt and Stars solo porque era lo que yo quería leer. Pero eso no era el libro... Aún así le tenía ganas a esta novela de Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar porque está entre las nominadas para los Goodreads Choice Awards 2018, y su contenido es de eso que rara vez leo pero quiero leer más seguido. ¿Qué podía salir mal?
“Don't forget,' he says, and Abu Sayeed looks up while he translates, holding the words back a little, 'stories ease the pain of living, not dying. People always think dying is going to hurt. But it does not. It's living that hurts us.”
¿Por qué le daría 1 estrella a The Map of Salt and Stars? Porque me aburrí. Creo que el trabajo de la autora fue muy sencillo, muy sobre la superficie y poco complejo. Mi mayor problema fue que esta historia no me atrapó en lo más mínimo, sin importar lo mucho que yo deseara lo contrario. No me enganché, no logré conectar con los personajes y... No sé, no tengo muchas cosas buenas que decir sobre este libro. ¡QUERÍA que me gustara! ¡En serio! Pero no logré que pasara. Honestamente no entiendo el furor por este libro...
“Stories are powerful, but gather too many of the words of others in your heart and they will drown out your own. Remember that”
¿Por qué le di 2 estrellas y no 1? Lo único que he de rescatar de la novela de Joukhadar es la forma en la que está escrita. Creo que la autora tiene un mensaje muy bello, importante y poderoso que compartir. Creo que sus palabras son hermosas y tienen un poder que vale la pena leer. No es que no me llevo nada de esta lectura. Al contrario, me llevo pequeñas cosas muy lindas. Y por eso las 2 estrellas.
“God smiles through the cracks in broken things.”
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Very sad! But loved learning about another culture.
I really really wanted to like this book, I was so excited to read it. However, it ended up feeling very slow and I felt like I had to trudge through it. There was some beautiful writing and a few chapters I liked, but I would have DNFed if it wasn’t for book club. I’m sure many others love this book, but it is simply not my cup.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really enjoyed this story. Harrowing at times but good. I liked the other interwoven story and how it ended.
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes