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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
had to return to library, i'd like to finish it eventually
Almost a 4 star read. Very Canadian, and very refreshing.
2.5
There was something to this book, but I didn’t like it.
There was something to this book, but I didn’t like it.
It's well written, but I find it a little dry and difficult to get through. It's just not something I personally am enjoying.
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Sexual assault, Antisemitism
Up to page 111 there was no real graphic content, I have heard that a character is almost drowned and possibly sexually harassed/assaulted later though, but I do not know how graphic those instances are.
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt
Minor: Racial slurs
gorgeous writing. there's a very precise quality to it. i don't think i appreciated it enough because i read this during a slump. i want to reread at some point and definitely read some of munro's other works. i think the 'novel' label is misleading in this case; i'd consider it a collection of short stories revolving around the same character. interesting historically as well because it was written at the very start of the 70s/80s white feminist movement.
wederom fantastisch. Munro’s enige roman, maar eigenlijk bestaat het gewoon uit kortverhalen. en toch is het ook wel een klein beetje een roman.
‘Mensenlevens, zowel in Jubilee als elders, waren saai en eenvoudig, verbazingwekkend en ondoorgrondelijk – diepe grotten bedekt met keukenzeil.’ (p. 377; ‘Epiloog: de fotograaf’)
meer: http://winterlief.blogspot.nl/2014/07/levens-van-meisjes-en-vrouwen.html
‘Mensenlevens, zowel in Jubilee als elders, waren saai en eenvoudig, verbazingwekkend en ondoorgrondelijk – diepe grotten bedekt met keukenzeil.’ (p. 377; ‘Epiloog: de fotograaf’)
meer: http://winterlief.blogspot.nl/2014/07/levens-van-meisjes-en-vrouwen.html
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes