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The Dry Heart by Natalia Ginzburg

beckyblech's review against another edition

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4.0

Brutal and burning 

peytondani's review against another edition

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4.0

hit a reading slump right as i hit the halfway point in this…took me 25 days to read 88 pages. the shame.

elidasbakke's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

crazycatplantlady's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

celsa's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5

aok700's review

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dark reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

elj_ne's review against another edition

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3.0

Short, read this as an intro to Ginsburg’s fiction writing before reading All Our Yesterdays at some point (and hopefully all her work!). Could take or leave it, but a quick read.

valrunin's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

type of short story to leave you with a heavy heart, good fucking lord.

nwells24's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

ashlislibrary's review

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dark emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0