christys_lit 's review for:

An Apprenticeship, or the Book of Pleasures by Clarice Lispector

DID NOT FINISH: 30%

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I think the writing style is just not for me. Lots of really long musings that are kind of hard to interpret, and I didn't really like that the main character kind of had a helpless damsel thing going on where she puts the man on a pedestal. I'm not sure if there was going to be some kind of turn where she realizes she doesn't need to rely on him to tell her she's mature, or philosophical, or smart, etc. but I just wasn't interested at that point. I usually love character-driven stories but I guess I needed just a little more plot.