To be honest this book was not my favorite. The Time of the Doves by Mercè Rodoreda, in my opinion, was rather slow and I found it hard to connect with the characters. It was beautifully written, but I would normally not be inclined to read this on my own time. At first when I […]
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This novel revolves around a pretty toxic relationship while also addressing human nature (on the extremes), poverty, and emotion. I read this novel as if it were a journal entry, which made it intriguing and slightly less gloomy. The narrative centered around a woman, Natalia, attempting to keep her head above water for herself and […]
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I remember expecting another coming-of-age story from “The Time of the Doves” (written by Mercè Rodoreda) when I first picked up the book, mostly because the last four (of five) books I read were all centered around this trope. So I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the novel focuses on something else entirely. […]
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Entering the world of ‘The Time of the Doves’ by Merce Rodoreda was like stepping onto a rollercoaster of emotions, navigating the already difficult life of Natalia, turned upside-down due to the Spanish Civil War. This literary journey becomes a captivating search for identity, belongingness, growth, and transformation. Natalia’s alienation From the beginning we can […]
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The Time of the Doves by Mercé Rodoreda is definitely a heart-wrenching book, and challenging to read at times (well, I mean basically all of the time). There is little to be happy about in this book, and the times that are happy, you can probably count on two hands. Nevertheless, I think that the […]
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