A review by peeled_grape
Barren Lives by Graciliano Ramos

3.0

I liked this, but it felt simple. The narrative is very clear, despite moving through people and time. This book is most interesting when you think about its symbolism -- the parrot, the dog, etc. That's a whole essay topic for someone, I think, so I'm not going into depth on that, but the liaisons (bull imagery, for example) and the symbolism was definitely what caught my attention. The only reason it gets three stars is that it wasn't emotionally moving, to me, and wasn't striking in a way that interested me.