Question: In life, what “books” do u judge by their “covers”?
-LS
First, I found that the writing style of this book was interesting. Macabea’s story is told through Rodrigo S.M., a narrator created by the author, Clarice Lispector. I think I would have preferred Lispector directly telling Macabea’s story, rather tha…
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First, I found that the writing style of this book was interesting. Macabea’s story is told through Rodrigo S.M., a narrator created by the author, Clarice Lispector. I think I would have preferred Lispector directly telling Macabea’s story, rather tha…
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To be honest, I was so bored and annoyed reading the first half of this book, but once Olímpico broke up with Macabéa it became much more enjoyable. I don’t know how many more shitty men I can stand reading about because this guy really ticked me off (but he’s somehow not the worst, in […]
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler feels like a prank. It’s interesting in the sense that the book never really lets you settle. You’re placed in the shoes of “the Reader,” literally you, trying to read a novel, only for it to get interrupted over and over again. Just when you start getting invested […]
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What the freak man. ‘If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller’ was genuinely so trippy I am half confused but also very intrigued. To start off, i’ve never read something with this writing style before, my actions being narrated by someone else felt weirdly unsettling and kinda like a tutorial for how to feel/act. I […]
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#Thehourofthestar #ClariceLispector BOLERO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoBYhgwYqcI
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The hour of the start really stood out to me as a book unique in the way it’s spoken, as it reminded me to shift my perspectives. The storytelling felt like I was listening to a writer wrench with their thoughts while completing their novel. At introduction to Macabea, I realized how she seemingly floats …
There are books that tell a story, and then there are books that look you in the eye, point at you, and say: you. Calvino’s If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler is the second kind. From literally the first sentence, you’re being instructed: “You are about to begin reading Italo Calvino’s new novel… Relax. […]
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When I read The Hour of the Star, I wasn’t expecting to feel this uncomfortable. Not because of what happens, but because of how it’s told. Before we even really get to Macabéa, we’re stuck with Rodrigo S. M. spiraling about writing, about beginnings and endings, about whether he even has the right to tell this […]
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