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gingerliss's review against another edition
5.0
As always Cusk has both awed and inspired me. This work of autobiography is brilliant. Set around Cusk's separation from her husband this book is so much more than I expected it to be. It delves into themes like gender, what it means to be a woman, what it means to be a mother, what it means to be separated from the other parent. Both femininity and masculinity are explored, as well as feminism. At times highly philosophical alongside brilliant storytelling. It is well structured and reads away very easily. That last chapter, it seems to completely diverge from the rest of the book, at first, but it certainly has its place. Left very much open to interpretation. Very interesting! I think this is one of those books I will have to revisit over and over again. It's exactly the type of book that reminds me why I enjoy reading, as well as inspiring me writing wise.
gbungle's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
henrikhofgen's review against another edition
4.0
Not my best pick, after getting married this spring . Prachtige thematiek van de tweede oogst.
boygenius_'s review against another edition
4.0
Las menciones a las tragedias griegas y su forma impecable de escribir la hacen merecedora de estas estrellas.
sarihelikopter's review against another edition
2.0
bu kitapta ne aradığımı tam olarak bilmiyorum, ama aradığımı bulamadığımdan eminim.
rachel cusk'ı acayip beğeniyorum. çerçeve-geçiş-övgü üçlemesindeki karaktere tam anlamıyla hayranım. kendiyle ilgili konuşmak istemeyen ama bunu başkalarını konuşarak harika şekilde becerebilen bir kadın var. kurgu olduğunda bu artistik seçim bence çok başarılı.
ama kurgu dışı bir boşanma sonrası değerlendirmesinde de tam olarak aynı stili kullanmak o kadar da mantıklı olmamış. bazı sahneler geçiyor evliliğe ve sonrasına dair ama çoğunluğu yine başkalarının hikayeleri, başka boşanmış arkadaşların, eşini kaybetmişlerin, kızlarının arkadaşlarının vs. vs.
üçlemeden önce yazdığını kitabı bitirdikten sonra öğrendim. belki de üçlemenin ön denemesiydi ya da öncüsü oldu. yine de hoşlanmadım.
bibliolucinda's review against another edition
4.0
“The world is constantly evolving, while the family endeavours to stay the same. Updated, refurbished, modernised, but essentially the same. A house in the landscape, both shelter and prison.”
3.5 stars rounded up.
3.5 stars rounded up.
artemiscat's review against another edition
I enjoyed everything else by Rachel Cusk that I've read, but I will likely never finish this book. Not just for its meanness, but for a certain level of gender binary expectations that I find hateful- however honest the author sets out to be I wish she had revised this one a few years, and many insights, after this first draft of a text.