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Silk by Alessandro Baricco

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aurianet's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

3.5

angrymoomin's review against another edition

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4.0

"¿Sabéis, monsieur? Yo creo que ella hubiera deseado, más que cualquier cosa otra cosa, ser aquella mujer. Vos no podéis comprenderlo. Pero yo la oí leer aquella carta. Yo sé que es así"

Me dolió, me dolió en la guata, bien pero bien profundo.

book_concierge's review

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4.0

This is a jewel of a book. Poetic and sensual. A short novella. Very spare - hardly any descriptive details, but SOooo much is said! A love so intense it unhinges the mind is how the book was described and that is certainly true. So much is made of Herve’s love for the mysterious woman in Japan, but so little is said about Helene’s love for Herve --- just as passionate, just as intense, just as all-consuming. And her sacrifice is greater, I think.

Also saw the movie – gloriously filmed but the actor is miscast as Herve.

mizzbooks_'s review against another edition

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3.0

Unfortunately you either like the way the author writes his books or you don’t like it at all, and I happen to be one of those people who actually enjoys it! This book didn’t really strike me tho, I was expecting something else from it.

nico001's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

anickgb's review against another edition

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5.0

Ce livre est d'une poésie incroyable. Une courte lecture, en quatre soirs j'avais lu Soie. Les métaphores de Baricco sont à couper le souffle et d'une troublante beauté. Probablement le plus beau livre que j'ai lu en 2015.