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fullalove's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyed her writing and the story, and found the setting and characters interesting.
_annabel's review against another edition
3.0
Pretty weird book about a mother and daughter, neither of whom should have had kids. The mother abandons her marriage to become the lover of the guru in an ashram, abandoning her child to the care of others, in a place where child sexual abuse takes place. When the guru takes a new lover the mother becomes a beggar until her parents take her back. She then takes up with a married artist for a while, but he eventually leaves her too. In present day she is losing her memory and her daughter is having to care for her. The daughter is also in a loveless marriage, has a kid to give her something to do. She is an artist who doesn’t really seem to do much art. She draws the same picture over and over again. Turns out this picture is of the artist lover of her mother, and it seems the daughter had a relationship with him after he left the mother. Both people seemed pretty terrible and I think people should stop having children unless they really want the child.
therealjackbutler's review against another edition
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
4eyesloca's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
mgmotley's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
alisonwhitam's review against another edition
SOOOO SLOW so boring. I normally don’t mind a “human condition” exploration but this is painful how much detail went into describing scenery and nothing moved the plot forward
pcoulter's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
jadekelly90's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
pavram's review against another edition
2.0
Ako u Nabokovljevoj Loliti i pandanima imamo protagoniste/naratore koji misle da i nisu baš tako loši ljudi, ovde imamo kontra situaciju – običnu osobu koja o sebi misli sve najgore, kao refleksija odnosa sa majkom, i dozvoljava da se to oslika na čitav njen život. Iako tematski vrlo zanimljivo, za moj ukus možda je suviše ciljano za određenu ”publiku”. No sve bi to bilo ok, ne mora sve da ima taj nemušti univerzalni kvalitet, da stil nije kriminalni tinejdž krindž (naratorka je u tridesetim) zreo za zatvor i, evo, hoću da skočim sa prozora (više nego inače) kada se setim nekih rečenica. Iz repertoara podvučenih:
- I am an old woman before my time.
- My claws are ready. I am always hunting.
- Glass is a cruel invention. It makes for a heartless prison.
- Certain madness erects itself when the way you tell the time of the day is by the water levels in a vase of flowers.
- Even once I am inside, I know a different kind of door remains closed in front of me.
*Alexa play Joy Division/Nirvana/The Smiths/*
2+
- I am an old woman before my time.
- My claws are ready. I am always hunting.
- Glass is a cruel invention. It makes for a heartless prison.
- Certain madness erects itself when the way you tell the time of the day is by the water levels in a vase of flowers.
- Even once I am inside, I know a different kind of door remains closed in front of me.
*Alexa play Joy Division/Nirvana/The Smiths/*
2+