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rorikae's review against another edition
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Strega is a short novel about a girl who moves to a remote hotel to work as an employee with a group of other girls. When one of the girls goes missing, the others try to figure out what happened.
I appreciate the atmosphere of Strega. I could feel the weirdness of this remote hotel where visitors rarely come to stay. There are lots of interesting, evocative moments though I wish more time was given to fully develop the characters and the plot. I'm not sure if it is the story itself or the audiobook, but I never found myself fully drawn into the story and I feel like I missed (or couldn't hold onto) moments of the plot. The story struck me as an interesting general plot that could have been given more time to delve into the different aspects and fully sink into the story.
I appreciate the atmosphere of Strega. I could feel the weirdness of this remote hotel where visitors rarely come to stay. There are lots of interesting, evocative moments though I wish more time was given to fully develop the characters and the plot. I'm not sure if it is the story itself or the audiobook, but I never found myself fully drawn into the story and I feel like I missed (or couldn't hold onto) moments of the plot. The story struck me as an interesting general plot that could have been given more time to delve into the different aspects and fully sink into the story.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Sexism
djbobthegirl's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
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? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Vomit, Grief, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
religiouslygaia's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Blood
Moderate: Violence and Alcohol
savvylit's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I knew a woman's life could at any point be turned into a crime scene. I had yet to understand that I was already living inside the crime scene, that the crime scene was not the bed but the body, that the crime had already taken place."
Strega is an incredibly dreamy story teeming with unreliable narration and ambiguity. Every event in this novel keeps the reader at a distance and is never fully explained. As Rafaela spends more time with the others, her first person perspective dissolves more and more. Eventually, all of the narration comes from a passive & collective point of view. Describing events, Rafaela introduces them as happening to the girls as if they have no say in their circumstances. For instance, many of her descriptions begin with "it happened that" or with vague, collective desires such as "one wanted to turn away but couldn't."
Ultimately, Strega is an atmospheric and fevered exploration of power and agency as it is kept from young women.
Strega is an incredibly dreamy story teeming with unreliable narration and ambiguity. Every event in this novel keeps the reader at a distance and is never fully explained. As Rafaela spends more time with the others, her first person perspective dissolves more and more. Eventually, all of the narration comes from a passive & collective point of view. Describing events, Rafaela introduces them as happening to the girls as if they have no say in their circumstances. For instance, many of her descriptions begin with "it happened that" or with vague, collective desires such as "one wanted to turn away but couldn't."
Ultimately, Strega is an atmospheric and fevered exploration of power and agency as it is kept from young women.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Grief
Moderate: Death, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Fatphobia
tatjanasbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death
Minor: Fatphobia and Misogyny
rubyhosh's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
sylvestra's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
Moderate: Death, Blood, and Murder
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