A review by bethpeninger
Ten Women by Marcela Serrano

1.0

I thought this title sounded interesting, and it should have been interesting. It was not. It was actually a pretty big waste of time. Nine women who have the same therapist are invited to come together and share their stories with one another. The tenth woman is apparently the therapist herself but she never speaks for herself, in the end, her assistant speaks for her. Which I found confusing. Each woman's story is one very long chapter that is a stream of consciousness. They were not engaging or interesting to read and I have no idea why I kept reading. I think I hoped that the next woman's story would be more interesting. It was not.

In one summary of the book, it is said, "....despite their differences, as the women tell their stories, unlikely bonds are formed, and their lives are transformed...." UM. I'm not sure what book this summary is supposed to belong to but it wasn't this one. There was no follow-up from each woman's story that "unlikely bonds" were formed as a result of their stories and there was no transformation detailed. Each rambling chapter just ended with the woman's story and the next chapter kicked off the next woman's.

The one-star rating is for the work the translator did. What a disappointment.