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A review by buttersmother
Portrait of an Unknown Lady by María Gainza
3.0
I would probably rate this one a 3.5 if I could. There is just so much to say, but I really don’t know how to put it into words. Like “Voice of a Fish”, Gainza takes a majority of her philosophical ideas from other people’s thoughts, creating a sort of ripped collage of a new idea. Though her writing is phenomenal, her development of plot and characters confused me, and I found myself having to reread passages that didn’t feel relevant to the greater picture. But I suppose that is the entire point she was making; or, rather than a point, a thematical excuse for this inconsistency in plot and character development. I feel I would like it better if I read it again; but I will not be doing that for a while.