A review by fcty
Água Viva by Clarice Lispector

5.0

my first lispector (that i’ve finished - i read some of near to the wild heart last year, stopped for too long and couldn’t get back into it). the only reason im not giving this a full 5 stars is because i think this is the sort of book that needs to be reread many times for it to fully sink in, bc i will admit that i was a bit lost at points. it’s not the easiest read, but i think lispector’s intention was for the reader to feel her prose the way one feels music or painting. the best stream-of-consciousness style of writing i read so far; any other author who tries to do what she’s doing here would come across as unfocused, disorganised, or weak. so many banger lines in here, like this one:

I must take the plunge all at once, a plunge that includes comprehension and especially incomprehension. And who am I to dare to think? What I have to do is surrender.

cant wait to read more from her!

edit: 5 stars why not