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These stories often feature characters who undergo transformations of mind, body and/or spirit, told in a pared-down, oblique style of omitted words and pauses in odd places, producing a striking effect I won't be forgetting.

444ndromeda's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

creo que tendría que releer el libro para poder darle un rating más conciso considerando su magnitud.
hay historias (cuentos) que no lograron cautivarme, pero en su mayoría todos trajeron consigo cierta facilidad en su digestión, a pesar de ser lispector.
sus temáticas constantes: la domesticidad, el arte de la seducción, la feminidad y la maternidad, se probaron entretenidas y la mayor parte de mis cuentos favoritos estaban involucrados con esos themes. no puedo abandonar a lispector, al parecer.
siento que mi mayor problema dentro de la escritura es la fragmentación de ciertos textos, y como sentía que no llegaban a mucho en ciertos casos, pero eran mínimos, entonces… no se.
me gustó la colección, pero sigo prefiriendo sus novelas.

ericfheiman's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I’m about 1/3 the way through and so far not terribly impressed. Not bad, but not great. Hoping the later stories are better. Stay tuned.
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Upon finally finishing this tome after fits and spurts over 6-7 years, I come away greatly impressed by the distinct voice and (especially in later stories) formalism.

But there’s a distance here that makes Lispector’s stories hard to love. I was a bit lukewarm on The Chandelier but The Hour of the Star knocked me out. The Collected Stories falls somewhere in between.

alexandra13's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

renni's review against another edition

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5.0

My favorite sections were definitely Family Ties and Foreign Legion, but every bit of it was masterful

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