Take a photo of a barcode or cover
A review by marc129
Daughter by Pavlos Matesis
2.0
Long monologue by a 60-year old Greek actrice (subtop, though). She tells the story of the survival of her familiy during the German-italian occupation in the second world war and the civil war that followed. Her mother was forced to engage in relationships with Italian soldiers, in order to save her children, and was severely punished for that after the war.
It's the storytelling and rather chaotic character of the monologue that give this book its charming quality. Through little remarks we learn a lot about the storytelling woman, about the support and hypocrisy of her neighbours and about Greek society in general. But slowly very disturbing elements emerge in the monologue and the credibility of our storytelling person becomes doubtful.
Very intruiging book, fascinating read, although after 100 pages the monologue style becomes rather tedious. Interesting look into (recent) Greek history and society. But in the end, as a reader you're a bit disorientated. (rating 2.5 stars)
It's the storytelling and rather chaotic character of the monologue that give this book its charming quality. Through little remarks we learn a lot about the storytelling woman, about the support and hypocrisy of her neighbours and about Greek society in general. But slowly very disturbing elements emerge in the monologue and the credibility of our storytelling person becomes doubtful.
Very intruiging book, fascinating read, although after 100 pages the monologue style becomes rather tedious. Interesting look into (recent) Greek history and society. But in the end, as a reader you're a bit disorientated. (rating 2.5 stars)