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the epistolary style was very interesting, and rivera’s prose is easy to follow, vivid and engaging. shizuka and shefali’s love for each other is intense, and their divine connection made sense. the things they told and promised each other at the young age of eight and beyond was interesting to read.
shefali seems to have internalized harmful stuff in context of herself and even others, and i don’t know if the author explored that in a way that would be considered in-depth and appropriate. i feel other reviews better capture the sentiment, but aspects of the world-building are slapdash and jarring when thought of real history and the inspired cultures.
shefali seems to have internalized harmful stuff in context of herself and even others, and i don’t know if the author explored that in a way that would be considered in-depth and appropriate. i feel other reviews better capture the sentiment, but aspects of the world-building are slapdash and jarring when thought of real history and the inspired cultures.
byatt was an inventive writer, and as much as i feel i am not qualified, i feel her writing was awkward at times. it is grievous how i never heard of her before until stumbling on a blog post that categorized possession as a literary mystery with romance, which i don’t see that much, because more than about love, byatt’s work is more about ownership and the nature of losing yourself in that emotion.
the theme of possession is explored very well, and while i found the pace to be tedious (but accurately done as it coincides with the premise itself), i was deeply invested. the exploration and satirizing of academia while also revelling in it obsessively was brilliant.
byatt’s exploration between the inversely proportional relationship (perhaps that continues even today) between femininity and its presentation and success is intriguing. i frowned at a few parts before remembering that this was a book written a while ago. and it was those very passages that made me wonder more about byatt’s work. i will be diving into a rabbit hole about the novel, but i cannot help but feel a bit conflicted about how possession is layered from a feminist critical theory framework but also seems to be a bit unsympathetic to the theory at the same time.
and i am really excited to watch the movie!
the theme of possession is explored very well, and while i found the pace to be tedious (but accurately done as it coincides with the premise itself), i was deeply invested. the exploration and satirizing of academia while also revelling in it obsessively was brilliant.
byatt’s exploration between the inversely proportional relationship (perhaps that continues even today) between femininity and its presentation and success is intriguing. i frowned at a few parts before remembering that this was a book written a while ago. and it was those very passages that made me wonder more about byatt’s work. i will be diving into a rabbit hole about the novel, but i cannot help but feel a bit conflicted about how possession is layered from a feminist critical theory framework but also seems to be a bit unsympathetic to the theory at the same time.
and i am really excited to watch the movie!