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olitro 's review for:
The Hour of the Star
by Clarice Lispector
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I’m uneasy about this one. I was enthralled by the start but got completely lost and mostly disinterested in the story of the young woman. Would have much preferred the musings and philosophizing on life and writing and meaning it started and somewhat ended with to be the whole book. The writing style is difficult to follow and feels kind of like an 18th century novel which I understand from the translators note is intentional (the strangeness of the grammar not necessarily the 18th century novel part). Would love to find an analysis of this to help me process wtf I just read.