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mollyhodg's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
3.0
I found myself to be most interested in the form rather than the characters or plot. I liked that she wrote with lists and legal documents and art auction catalogs. The characters did not compel me, and it's definitely a character driven plot.
philadelphiamusicjon's review against another edition
2.0
Beautiful sentences, even paragraphs, but as a totality it lost me, I found parts where I had no idea at all what the sentences I was enjoying even connected to the words of the previous pages
mayranohelia19's review against another edition
3.0
El día que genuinamente entienda un libro de esta mujer habré triunfado como persona.
Escribe demasiado hermoso. No me siento capaz siquiera de criticarla, pero tantos nombres y referencias me revolvieron mi limitado cerebrito… de todas maneras, siento que seguiré leyendo obras suyas hasta que encuentre la de cinco estrellas.
Escribe demasiado hermoso. No me siento capaz siquiera de criticarla, pero tantos nombres y referencias me revolvieron mi limitado cerebrito… de todas maneras, siento que seguiré leyendo obras suyas hasta que encuentre la de cinco estrellas.
thepoisonwoodreader's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
lisasch's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
ronronia's review against another edition
4.0
3,5⭐, a ratos 4. Hay párrafos deliciosos en este libro, originales y perfectos, y una historia intrigante con pequeñas historias marginales que la acompañan. Pero el final es un poco mustio, no es un gran final, y hay momentos en que la historia divaga más de lo que le convendría, y trozos los que da la impresión de que se les podía haber sacado más partido. Pero me ha dejado ganas de leer El nervio óptico, que leo por aquí que era mucho mejor, y que un libro me deje ganas de más obras de la autora... eso siempre es buena señal.
kellyd's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
I really liked the beginning (voice, characters, setting, themes), but the second half of the novel lost the plot and was too aimless for my liking plus the exoticism of Renee (a dark-skinned woman living in Argentina) made me feel uncomfortable.
reenaarora's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 stars rounded up. This book was all over the place in style and plot and left me wholly unsatisfied.