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Povere creature!
by Alasdair Gray
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
If this book had been narrated from the point of view of Bella instead of her husband's it would have been a fantastic read, because Bella Baxter is a chaotic modern woman in a world that is not yet ready to her greatness. She is a doctor, a socialist, she helps women, poor people, children... I would have love to read about her life, her ambitions and her education, but no. Guess we need the absurd story written a man who loves(?) and is jealous of her. I'm really curious and scared about the movie, because in the husband's book Bella is described as someone with an enormous sexual desire... and I fear that the film can only reduce her to this.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Death of parent, Colonisation
Minor: Suicide, Abortion