A review by nathiddles_106
Sagittarius by Natalia Ginzburg

emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

the sobs tore themselves out of her from the depths of her heart bringing with them a surge of self- pity in which there was no sweetness at all, a self-pity that was utterly desolate and as black as night.

- Sagittarius, p. 111

At first this book was a bit slow for me and I didn't find the character, the mother, likeable sort of character and had to pause the book until I pick it up again and read. The story starts to pick up pace when Barbara enters the story and by the end of the novella, you just feels like staring into the wall for a little bit. I feel the despair this poor family experienced especially when
the mother realised that she's been swindled out of her savings by someone she truly consides a friend
. The gradual changed of the mother from being domineering and self assured to a pitiful worn woman is just sad. 
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