Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Perto do Coração Selvagem by Clarice Lispector

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Right down the middle. I appreciate certain aspects of the writing and, while I got the gist of what was happening the language made it difficult to really align with the character. I couldn't quite understand a lot of what she narrated but there were certain gems throughout that I wish had been able to stand out more. 
As a stream of consciousness novel it definitely works, but it wasn't for me. 

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