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The White Book

Han Kang

3.9 AVERAGE


كتاب يحوي نصوصا رقيقة ، عن رؤيتها لللون الأبيض وعلاقته بالموت، بأختها، عائلتها .. الثلج، الضباب، السكر، الملح،الدخان، العظام، القماط و الكفن ..

Han Kang deals with the death of her older sister, who died two ours after she was born. The short chapters are written as associations with objects of the color white, which are connected to the concepts of life, death, eternity and mourning in some way or other. The language was very beautiful and the images were deeply moving. The book just felt too short or disconnected - I always waited for something to click, but it never happened. Still worth reading on dark, quiet evenings.
emotional reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Primer de tot diré que crec que és un llibre MOLT personal, que potser per a la Kang és com super emotiu i tal però bueno, a mi ni fu ni fa.

Què vols quet digui, m'ha fet la impressió que son els textos que jo escrivia amb 14 anys. Això només pot voler dir dues coses: o soc una flipada i no tinc ni idea de res, o potser podria ser una escriptora aclamada internacionalment i jo aquí sense saber-ho.

El que més m'ha agradat ha estat Magnolia. Crec la idea és bona però no està ben exprimida, tota l'estona parlant del mateix (la seva germana, la neu, la seva mare...) Per això dic que és tan personal, perquè al final t'està explicant una història seva i tu pos pots sentir-te identificada o no. En el meu cas, no.

Però vaja que no sé què us estic explicant tant, llegiu-lo si voleu i si no pues no. Jo vaig a llegir Miquel angel riera per combatre aquest insomni tontu.
emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
emotional reflective sad medium-paced

A partir de uma lista de coisas brancas, a autora leva-nos a atravessar com ela memórias familiares antigas, anteriores ao seu nascimento, convoca sofrimentos ancestrais que nos implicam e nos fazem sentir profundamente ligados, observa a natureza e a humanidade com olhos sábios e de uma pureza inicial, transformando com isso também o nosso olhar. Que belíssima maneira de começar o meu ano de leituras!

The White Book by Han Kang. Incredible poetic prose, incredible imagery, incredible wrenching of my heart. I’m on such a lovely Han Kang kick, and I intend to keep reading her.