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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
adventurous
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Decepcionante. Si el señor Baricco se hubiese hecho una p*ja antes de escribir nos habría ahorrado un par de bochornos.
Me ha encantado, es una historia preciosa, narrada con mucha delicadeza, le doy cinco estrellas y porque no hay más
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
"He began to observe the tiny flame that quivered in the lantern. And, carefully he stopped Time, for all the time he desired."
This is a short book. It reminded me a little of Jamilia by Chingiz Aitmatov in some ways, even though the two are very different books. It is a love story - love stories - tucked inside a novel about silk worms. Or, as the book itself says, it becomes the story of a "A strange kind of grief"
But it is written in a style that is more like a British film of the 1930s. There is so much emotion but it is displayed in silences and undertones. It isn't suppression, it is something else. Something I can't quite put my finger on. It'll probably come back to me another time.
I was surprised how moved I was at points by a book this spare and this short.
I will re-read it because I think it will unpeel itself with further readings.
This is a short book. It reminded me a little of Jamilia by Chingiz Aitmatov in some ways, even though the two are very different books. It is a love story - love stories - tucked inside a novel about silk worms. Or, as the book itself says, it becomes the story of a "A strange kind of grief"
But it is written in a style that is more like a British film of the 1930s. There is so much emotion but it is displayed in silences and undertones. It isn't suppression, it is something else. Something I can't quite put my finger on. It'll probably come back to me another time.
I was surprised how moved I was at points by a book this spare and this short.
I will re-read it because I think it will unpeel itself with further readings.
It was better than I expected a book about 17th century silk-making to be.
fast-paced
I'm absolutely haunted by this tiny little novel. The story is interesting and delightful and lulls you into a sense of security with its cadence, until the letter is read. And then the most hauntingly erotic prose is delicately unfolded onto the pages. I'm stunned.
Book #49 is one of my favorites ever.
Book #49 is one of my favorites ever.