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Heimweh nach einer anderen Welt by Ottessa Moshfegh

17 reviews

vickyoyarzun's review against another edition

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dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

"Nostalgia de otro mundo" es una recopilación de catorce relatos que marca mi primer encuentro con la escritura de Ottessa Moshfegh. Buscaba comprender su tono como autora y puedo afirmar que posee un estilo distintivo. Su humor, en ocasiones, es intensamente negro, y sus personajes carecen de filtros, encajando perfectamente en la categoría de narradores poco fiables ("unreliable narrator", como se conoce popularmente). Moshfegh sitúa a estos personajes en situaciones cotidianas, resaltando el contraste entre individuos "normales" y aquellos con una moralidad compleja y excentricidades notables, que los hacen parecer más libres que el común de las personas, con esta pizca de rebeldía característico.

Temas recurrentes en sus relatos incluyen la comida, la figura materna, la presencia de extranjeros y el contraste entre clases sociales. Según una reseña en The New York Times (en donde creo que están todos los cuentos de este libro separados por si quieren leer alguno en particular), Moshfegh se centra en personajes marginados y aislados, explorando sus intentos fallidos de conexión. 

Mis cuentos favoritos de la colección son: "The Weirdos", "The Beach Boy", "Dancing in the Moonlight" y "A Better Place". Este último, en particular, me impactó profundamente; es un relato excepcional.

Es notable cómo la autora opta por dejar las historias en su clímax, con finales abiertos. Este enfoque contemporáneo puede no ser del agrado de todos; he leído críticas al respecto. Si prefieren conclusiones más cerradas, quizás este libro no sea de su agrado. Me dejó con ganas de leer alguna de sus novelas en el futuro!
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bjorkfan's review against another edition

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dark reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

basicallt just people at a dead end point in their lives whining about how bad of people they are. kept my interest but i feel like the stories r too short to actually get into it
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readahrita's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

Extremely uncomfortable. Incredibly interesting. I will never read this again though. 
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emily_koopmann's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective fast-paced

3.0

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acgeorge's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective 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

3.5

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yogomagpie's review against another edition

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dark fast-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

3.0

Not my favorite read of the year but it held my attention until the last page. I love Moshfegh’s writing, even when becomes so disgusting. This is a collection of stories about people who carry some amount of misery, all of whom have flaws. I strongly disliked most of the characters, but I couldn’t put the book down.
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mondovertigo's review against another edition

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dark funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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devynreadsnovels's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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vivica's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

I wanted to give this book 2 stars, but the very last story broke my heart to pieces, and it's for these emotions that I give this book 3 stars. However it if far from perfect - the author writes like a man who read a little bit too much of Bukowski's prose and let it get into his head. To say the least.
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_jennaalbright_'s review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Moshfegh writes the grossest, most unappealing characters but I’m not complaining. I love crawling inside of her weirdo head via her writing.

*** As someone who tends to not LOVE short stories, this collection was very fun and engaging. It will most definitely make you very uncomfortable. ***
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