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A review by nathansnook
Água Viva by Clarice Lispector
5.0
READING VLOG
Mirrors, ants, and chrysanthemums. Oysters, too.
Once again, Lispector has snapped me into a waking dream, one about birth, about the thresholds that bridge birth to the actual state of living.
I'll be honest, in some parts, I felt Lispector's amateurish self paw at the strict dictation that is her supreme self. As if I would've enjoyed this a lot more if I was younger. But as soon as I read it aloud, amonst the branches that shook golden leaves from the loose grips of ginko trees, I began to tear up. I was immediately reminded of a shroom moment I had with myself in the mirror last winter. It felt long-distance, this relationship between me and my reflection in the expanses and limitations of that mirror. I saw my face, the pores, the cold eyes that stared back with tears that dripped of teenage salt and sorrow. I was reminded of the multiple times I've been born through this very short life that has felt way too damn long.
Lispector's meditation reminds me of Plath's voice in
Mirrors, ants, and chrysanthemums. Oysters, too.
Once again, Lispector has snapped me into a waking dream, one about birth, about the thresholds that bridge birth to the actual state of living.
I'll be honest, in some parts, I felt Lispector's amateurish self paw at the strict dictation that is her supreme self. As if I would've enjoyed this a lot more if I was younger. But as soon as I read it aloud, amonst the branches that shook golden leaves from the loose grips of ginko trees, I began to tear up. I was immediately reminded of a shroom moment I had with myself in the mirror last winter. It felt long-distance, this relationship between me and my reflection in the expanses and limitations of that mirror. I saw my face, the pores, the cold eyes that stared back with tears that dripped of teenage salt and sorrow. I was reminded of the multiple times I've been born through this very short life that has felt way too damn long.
Lispector's meditation reminds me of Plath's voice in