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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Lives of Girls and Women is a novel by Canadian Nobel Laureate Alice Munro. However, it reads more like a collection of short stories, chronologically arranged, which follow Del from childhood through to early adulthood. Unsurprisingly the writing was stellar. I especially loved the way Munro captured small details so perfectly. She was also really adept at encapsulating the universal essence of moving from girlhood to womanhood. The way Munro incrementally increased Del’s maturity from story to story and the way we could see her forming her sense of womanhood in relation to the examples of her mother, her best friend and other women in the community were other highlights.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault
Moderate: Mental illness
dark
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Alice Munro has been on my TBR list for years so I was pleased when 'Lives of Girls and Women' came up as a bookclub read. There is no doubt the writing is excellent and the author is very observant. The stories are narrated by Del, a young girl, as she transitions from childhood to adulthood. The subjects and Del's POV as she tells the stories, change as she gets older. I love the way the author managed to pull off this very skilled transition. It does make the reader feel as if they are actually growing up with Del. Having said that, I found some of the stories quite long and the pacing quite slow in places. Some characters jumped to life on the page whereas others I didn't care for at all, which is why I gave it 3 stars. While I would read like to more by Alice Munro, I won't be rushing to do so.
emotional
reflective
relaxing
slow-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
Es un gran libro que me ha llegado en el momento equivocado, estoy segura de que si lo leo en otro momento podré apreciar las sutilezas y las cosas entre líneas mucho mejor que ahora. Aún así lo he disfrutado bastante y tengo ganas de volver a leer a la autora.