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4.23 AVERAGE
4.23 AVERAGE
“So the basis of existence turns up to wash over and erase the traces of the thought. The sea erases the traces of waves on the sand. Oh God, how happy I’m feeling. What ruins happiness is fear.
I get scared. But my heart’s beating. The inexplicable love makes the heart beat faster.”
Poetic & philosophical ramblings about fleeting instants—living water! There isn’t any plot but I enjoyed the ideas considered in this novella and the journal-like fragments (this comparison is not meant to reduce the book, but rather frame it as one that ebbs and flows with the worries and ideas of the narrator)
“I cut the pain of which I write to you and give you my restless joy.”
I will be revisiting these 88 pages.
I get scared. But my heart’s beating. The inexplicable love makes the heart beat faster.”
Poetic & philosophical ramblings about fleeting instants—living water! There isn’t any plot but I enjoyed the ideas considered in this novella and the journal-like fragments (this comparison is not meant to reduce the book, but rather frame it as one that ebbs and flows with the worries and ideas of the narrator)
“I cut the pain of which I write to you and give you my restless joy.”
I will be revisiting these 88 pages.
To write about what takes place beyond thought, to articulate the present, and to describe the nuances of life through flowers—Lispector is deeply analytical and attuned to the complexity of the human experience. I feel afraid of her. I feel connected to her. I am in love with her mind. Incredible prose. Yes women.
Placeholder 4/5. I really liked it, I don't know why, but I'm gonna have a fridge brilliance moment one day and finally understand it
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
emotional
reflective
Yeah I will definitely be re-reading this again (and again)
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A difficult read emotionally; clarice has a beautiful way of stringing words together as she takes you through ever thought that passes her mind in a day. Her grappling with being alive, struggling to accept life and death, struggling to to find the “it” the “is” really affected me
Highly recommend reading this by a body of water
Highly recommend reading this by a body of water