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zoff's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jclark27's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
alethlion's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
3.75
xpressionless's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
rociovoncina's review against another edition
2.0
Titulo: La pequeña Eve
Autor: Catriona Ward
Año publicado: 2018
Motivo de lectura: Club de lectura noches de Halloween
Lectura / Relectura: Lectura
Fisico / Electronico: Electronico
Mi edicion: -
Idioma: Español
Puntuacion: 2/5
Por donde comenzar a reseñar este libro..lo primero que se me viene a la mente es caos, este libro es caoticamente confuso.
Deseaba que la historia me gustara (sobre todo porque es una lectura conjunta que estamos a dos dias de debatir) pero no pude encontrar ni un solo motivo por el cual adorar este libro.
La trama es confusa desde el inicio (incluso me tome la tarea de releer las primeras 40 paginas porque no lograba entender absolutamente nada). Senti que esta confusion se mantuvo a lo largo de la historia.
Tengo la sensacion que es de esas historias que tienen toda la buena intencion pero la ejecucion es un espanto.
En muchas partes la historia tomaba un rumbo, para luego tomar otro, y cuando uno siente "ah, debe ser por aca" vuelve a tomar otro giro sin sentido. Hacer esto no es hacer giro en una trama (plot twist), esta clase de giros que no tienen sentido, que solo aportan mas confusion realmente no aportan nada, causan confusion, y en mi caso me hizo sentir que Catriona Ward como autora estaba perdida en su propia trama intentando salvar la historia.
Habia ciertos aspectos que si se hubieran explotado en profundidad el libro seria mucho mas llevadero. Uno de esos aspectos es que la dinamica familiar se acercaba mucho a lo que uno podria llegar a pensar como una dinamica sectaria, esto no se explota realmente en el libro. Vivir dentro de una secta puede dar material infinito para describir mucho mas en profundidad a esa familia.
El otro aspecto que practicamente no se exploto fue el aspecto policial. En un momento de la trama se presenta a un personaje policia en el cual deposite toda mi esperanza en que un tinte policial podria salvar todo el libro, pero no, lamentablemente es un personaje que se nos presenta y luego se diluye en la historia al borde de casi desaparecer.
No pue conectar con nada, ni con la historia, ni con los personajes, ni con la ambientacion. Y como lectora lamento muchisimo que esto haya ocurrido, a todos los que amamos leer adoramos leer una buena historia.
Le pongo dos estrellas porque estoy de buen humor y alegre de que pude terminar este libro. De lo contrario no tengo dudas que esta historoia ameritaba una estrella, y por sobre todo un gran dnf (pero en mi caso nunca abandono una lectura).
Autor: Catriona Ward
Año publicado: 2018
Motivo de lectura: Club de lectura noches de Halloween
Lectura / Relectura: Lectura
Fisico / Electronico: Electronico
Mi edicion: -
Idioma: Español
Puntuacion: 2/5
Por donde comenzar a reseñar este libro..lo primero que se me viene a la mente es caos, este libro es caoticamente confuso.
Deseaba que la historia me gustara (sobre todo porque es una lectura conjunta que estamos a dos dias de debatir) pero no pude encontrar ni un solo motivo por el cual adorar este libro.
La trama es confusa desde el inicio (incluso me tome la tarea de releer las primeras 40 paginas porque no lograba entender absolutamente nada). Senti que esta confusion se mantuvo a lo largo de la historia.
Tengo la sensacion que es de esas historias que tienen toda la buena intencion pero la ejecucion es un espanto.
En muchas partes la historia tomaba un rumbo, para luego tomar otro, y cuando uno siente "ah, debe ser por aca" vuelve a tomar otro giro sin sentido. Hacer esto no es hacer giro en una trama (plot twist), esta clase de giros que no tienen sentido, que solo aportan mas confusion realmente no aportan nada, causan confusion, y en mi caso me hizo sentir que Catriona Ward como autora estaba perdida en su propia trama intentando salvar la historia.
Habia ciertos aspectos que si se hubieran explotado en profundidad el libro seria mucho mas llevadero. Uno de esos aspectos es que la dinamica familiar se acercaba mucho a lo que uno podria llegar a pensar como una dinamica sectaria, esto no se explota realmente en el libro. Vivir dentro de una secta puede dar material infinito para describir mucho mas en profundidad a esa familia.
El otro aspecto que practicamente no se exploto fue el aspecto policial. En un momento de la trama se presenta a un personaje policia en el cual deposite toda mi esperanza en que un tinte policial podria salvar todo el libro, pero no, lamentablemente es un personaje que se nos presenta y luego se diluye en la historia al borde de casi desaparecer.
No pue conectar con nada, ni con la historia, ni con los personajes, ni con la ambientacion. Y como lectora lamento muchisimo que esto haya ocurrido, a todos los que amamos leer adoramos leer una buena historia.
Le pongo dos estrellas porque estoy de buen humor y alegre de que pude terminar este libro. De lo contrario no tengo dudas que esta historoia ameritaba una estrella, y por sobre todo un gran dnf (pero en mi caso nunca abandono una lectura).
karolineishere's review against another edition
4.0
Well I had no idea where that was going. Unfortunately, part of that was the confusing time jumps. A good read overall. Culty freaky vibes.
sialovesbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Considering it’s only 271 pages ( for me that’s a novella ) I was surprisingly immersed in the story. The first chapter was a great and shocking start, you give me a mystery from the beginning and you have my ADHD-ridden brain’s attention! The plot twists were perfectly foreshadowed and planted in the back of your mind even if you weren’t completely aware of it. The type of plot twists that make you think “Ohhhh that’s why she did that! Damn it, I should’ve known!" instead of “Where the hell did this shit come from” you know?
I think it was very clever of Catriona Ward to plant things in our consciousness to make us believe one thing when it was another. Read the book and you’ll get why :)
I applaud the author for setting the story during the First World War because it accentuated the misery and pain this book brought me.
“I returned to these shores, glad to leave War behind. War is a hungry beast, my Children. It must be fed boys, and when it spits them out they are no longer the same.”
There were 2 main characters, Evelyn and Dinah, and they were the 2 main points of views in this book. The book goes back and forth (very smoothly) in time, Evelyn’s part is from 1917-1921 and Dinah’s is from 1921-onward. Most of the book is told from Evelyn’s perspective because she has the longer chapters and in the beginning, she is around 14 years old and Dinah is only slightly older, and they are part of a small group of children from the sea led by their uncle. They live in a secluded and old castle upon a segregated isle believed to be blessed by the inhabitants but, haunted by the people who live in the village nearby. The relationships in a family explored in this book are truly horrific and heartbreaking.
“You may be part of raising her. One part of many, of all of us. But first we must break the false bond that ties you. The stifling affection of motherhood.”
The characters are all flawed (some much more than others) and there’s no hero in this story. I love how everyone has their questionable morality and the characterization of every child and adult introduced in the book contributes to the gloomy and gothic haze that embraces every page of the novel. While there aren’t heroes, there are true red-blooded villains.
Now that I’ve finished the book, and know everything about everyone, I feel rolling waves of disgust and/or sadness and/or compassion, when I understand the behaviour of certain characters.
I hope this review makes sense because writing this felt like I was fishing for meaningful rocks with my bare hands in the crowded belly of one angry and trashing water snake.
I think it was very clever of Catriona Ward to plant things in our consciousness to make us believe one thing when it was another. Read the book and you’ll get why :)
I applaud the author for setting the story during the First World War because it accentuated the misery and pain this book brought me.
“I returned to these shores, glad to leave War behind. War is a hungry beast, my Children. It must be fed boys, and when it spits them out they are no longer the same.”
There were 2 main characters, Evelyn and Dinah, and they were the 2 main points of views in this book. The book goes back and forth (very smoothly) in time, Evelyn’s part is from 1917-1921 and Dinah’s is from 1921-onward. Most of the book is told from Evelyn’s perspective because she has the longer chapters and in the beginning, she is around 14 years old and Dinah is only slightly older, and they are part of a small group of children from the sea led by their uncle. They live in a secluded and old castle upon a segregated isle believed to be blessed by the inhabitants but, haunted by the people who live in the village nearby. The relationships in a family explored in this book are truly horrific and heartbreaking.
“You may be part of raising her. One part of many, of all of us. But first we must break the false bond that ties you. The stifling affection of motherhood.”
The characters are all flawed (some much more than others) and there’s no hero in this story. I love how everyone has their questionable morality and the characterization of every child and adult introduced in the book contributes to the gloomy and gothic haze that embraces every page of the novel. While there aren’t heroes, there are true red-blooded villains.
Now that I’ve finished the book, and know everything about everyone, I feel rolling waves of disgust and/or sadness and/or compassion, when I understand the behaviour of certain characters.
I hope this review makes sense because writing this felt like I was fishing for meaningful rocks with my bare hands in the crowded belly of one angry and trashing water snake.