A review by luckyonesoph
Near to the Wild Heart by Clarice Lispector

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

an absurd and melancholic fever dream. feels like a love letter across time from one 23 year old girl to every girl in their 20s that came after her, and i mean that reverently. will definitely need to re-read this several times to really understand it but the prose took my breath away. 

"Where does music go when it’s not playing?—she asked herself. And disarmed she would answer: may they make a harp out of my nerves when I die"