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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
"...on the plane, on the way back, i reflected that i had travelled to Denmark simply to send a postcard to a man..."
we live and we learn annie, we live and we learn.
we live and we learn annie, we live and we learn.
Adoro la franqueza desbordante con la que escribe Ernaux, de esas que te asustan a doblar las esquinas y luego te mueres de la risa sabiendo que el susto es inconsecuente, porque es real, porque así es la vida.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
emotional
reflective
This novella is honestly pretty devastating. It's an exploration of obsession/infatuation, or what more contemporary armchair psychologists might call codependency. As the author points out in this autobiographical fiction, this is less about either one of the people involved in the affair and more about the effect he has on her psyche. There's a lot to be said here in terms of how passion relates to addiction amidst some beautiful writing.
I didn't love feeling called out.
I didn't love feeling called out.
“Çocukken benim için lüks, kürk mantolar, uzun elbiseler ve deniz kenarındaki villalardı. Daha sonra, bunun entelektüel bir yaşam sürmek olduğuna inandım. Şimdi bana öyle geliyor ki lüks aynı zamanda, bir erkeğe ya da bir kadına olan tutkuyu yaşayabilmektir.”