I started this book slowly, a few pages a day. Then I read the entire second half in one sitting. At first Natalia’s problems are domestic, thanks to her tyrant of a husband, Quimet. But as the war takes over, Natalia and her children are brought to the brink of starvation and all she can […]
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Quimet can smd and rot in hell 🙂
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To be honest, I am not quite sure what to think of The Time of the Doves. On one hand, I found it to be quite a long read and it was hard to pinpoint what was happening in some parts because I would lose focus. Yet, I still think it was an interesting read. […]
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I enjoyed reading this book, I liked how deep it dove into Natalia’s psyche through the stream of consciousness writing. One image I kept circling back to, like in the novel, was from the title, the doves and the birds that keep reappearing. It always feels to me like Natalia is bound by something out […]
I genuinely thought The Time of the Doves was going to be a soft, romantic, Barcelona-in-the-sun type of novel. Instead, I got a man who renames a woman within five minutes of meeting her. Natalia goes to a festival. She’s tired. Her waistband is digging into her stomach. She’s thinking about literally anything except destiny. […]
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After reading “The Time of the Doves” by Merce Rodoreda, I enjoyed how deeply personal and intimate Natalia’s voice feels like as the novel throughout presents her life not only through dramatic events but through small, everyday struggles that slowly build into something heavy and overwhelming. I realized as well how powerful simplicity can be […]
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??? Why are all those lovers (that we have read) so toxic?? Natalia’s identity and self is being gradually erased during the marriage and the war. Firstly, at the very beginning, she meets a young man who invites her to dance with him. She rejects him not because she considers her own wishes, but because […]
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Okayyyyy so there are a lot of emotions and symbolism to unpack here. First, starting off with Quimet. Do not like him. Of course he starts off like a dream, very charismatic but turning into your worst controlling nightmare subtly first and then…
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Okayyyyy so there are a lot of emotions and symbolism to unpack here. First, starting off with Quimet. Do not like him. Of course he starts off like a dream, very charismatic but turning into your worst controlling nightmare subtly first and then…
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