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The Shrouded Woman by María Luisa Bombal was an interesting look into the end of someone’s life, well more specifically reflection after death. The novel included very intriguing relationships, which I found to be the most interesting part of the novel. I thought the way in which the novel was written, as a form of […] read full post >>

  Life, Death, and Cinematic Montage in María Luisa Bombal's "The Shrouded Women"The line between the known and the paranormal is blurred in María Luisa Bombal's book "The Shrouded Woman," offering an intriguing exploration of life after deat... read full post >>

  Life, Death, and Cinematic Montage in María Luisa Bombal's "The Shrouded Women"The line between the known and the paranormal is blurred in María Luisa Bombal's book "The Shrouded Woman," offering an intriguing exploration of life after deat... read full post >>

‘The Shrouded Woman’ by María Luisa Bombal was an amazing read. I really enjoyed this text as I felt like I was so interested in her perspective. I found it so unique and capturing that she sees herself buried. Narrating from this view made this novel made it more impactful in a way as she looks back at her life. This perspective made the text so interesting almost like I was immersed in a show. I think this novel did a great job at capturing those emotions and feelings someone...read more read full post >>

I cried. The story, narration, imagery, everything about this book was so sad and touching that I couldn’t help but shed some tears as I read it. Perhaps the reason I felt so strongly about it is because one of my best friends passed away last September and I couldn’t help but think of her […] read full post >>

The Shrouded Woman is told through the eyes of a dead woman, Ana Maria. Though she is dead, she can still think and feel, and is aware of her surroundings. Thus she begins by telling us about where she is lying, and about the people coming to visit her. She then begins to reminisce aboutContinue reading "“How Do You Know?” “A Dead Woman Told Me” (The Shrouded Woman)" read full post >>

Reading ‘The Shrouded Woman’ by María Luisa Bombal felt like watching a reality TV show. I felt like I was watching the Real Housewives: the first loves, first wives, unhappy marriages… all felt like a TV plot and I loved it! But for such a packed story, the novel is so short. Even Ana Maria […] read full post >>

I enjoyed reading this book because, for the most part, it was the first I’ve read about a main character who was deceased and essentially reflected on her life. This book’s interesting aspect, in my opinion, is that we don’t lose sight of our main character’s perspective even after their death. Given that I knew […] read full post >>

“The Shrouded Woman” by Maria Luisa Bombal is a beautiful and somewhat tragic unfolding of Ana Maria’s life. The concept of this book is that Ana Maria is now dead and being prepared for her sending off from this life. Since Ana Maria is dead, she is now finally revisiting her entire life and delving […] read full post >>

“And now she desires nothing more than to remain there crucified to the earth, suffering and enjoying in her flesh the ebb and flow of distant, far distant tides; feeling the grass grow, new islands emerge, and on some other continent, the unknown flower bursting open that blooms only on a day of eclipse. And […] read full post >>

It was refreshing to read a book that discusses many experiences and struggles that women face from a female author’s perspective, especially after reading “Nadja” by Andre Breton who talks about a woman’s suffering from his male point of view. I started this reading with the expectation that it would retaliate against Breton’s questionable perspective […] read full post >>

The Shrouded Woman is a book written by Maria Luisa Bombal. It was a book that was a little difficult to understand at first, but as it started progressing, it got better to read. The author’s style of writing is very different from what I have read before, because it was much more perceptive. This […] read full post >>

“The Shrouded Woman” is definitely my favourite book so far. I absolutely love the way it was written. In her death, Ana Maria showed us her life through her memories. Out of all the characters Ana Maria interacted with, I was most struck by Maria Griselda. How Maria explained that her beauty was a curse, […] read full post >>

Maria Bombal’s book The Shrouded Woman takes on the difficult topics of death and dying but through a new perspective. When I first started reading, I initially felt grief as we are introduced to the final moments of Ana Maria but as we are taken through her memories after her death, it left a sense […] read full post >>

I am not going to lie I was not expecting for the book to take the turn that it did. I have never read a book or even seen a movie or show where the main character is introduced to be dead. It’s not very common because the main character usually drives the plot and […] read full post >>