Nervous System by Lina Meruane
Nervous System

Lina Meruane

Nervous System

Lina Meruane

240 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging dark reflective slow-paced
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Description

A young woman struggles to finish her PhD on stars and galaxies. Instead, she obsessively tracks the experience of her own body, listening to its functions and rhythms, finally locating in its patterns the beginning of illness and instability. As ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 128 reviews

Moods

challenging 72%
dark 69%
reflective 69%
sad 33%
emotional 30%
tense 16%
mysterious 8%
informative 5%
inspiring 2%

Pace

slow 74%
medium 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 74% | A mix: 25%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 61% | No: 26% | Yes: 11%

Loveable characters?

No: 53% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 53% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 7%

Average rating

3.2

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