meliflowers's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
Through her writing I can tell how much she loved life, so much that it hurt her. Tezer gives us an insight on how it was to have a psychological disorder during the 20th century and how she and other patients were continuously mistreated, what it is to be a woman and the impact her illness has had on her life. Despite all of that, she kept loving.
She writes intricate and detailed settings and in turn it doesn't take much imagination to visualise the sceneries. This, personally, was the most enjoyable thing about this book.
Certain quotes hit too close to home, opening a wound I've been tending to myself. Two quotes I loved dearly:
She writes intricate and detailed settings and in turn it doesn't take much imagination to visualise the sceneries. This, personally, was the most enjoyable thing about this book.
Certain quotes hit too close to home, opening a wound I've been tending to myself. Two quotes I loved dearly:
I'm a young girl. For days now, I've been making the necessary preparations to ensure my dead body looks good.
And
Most people spend their lives remembering past joys. But there are times when we can live and breathe that joy, night and day. A song can take us there. A painting. A boulevard stretching out before us. A tree with rustling leaves.
At some point it felt like I was swimming in all of her thoughts and memories with no regard to structure and coherency. It was fun.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt
Confinement is about medical confinement. The author is put into mental wards and has undergone electroshock therapy without her consent. Nothing is written explicitly in the book.
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