Reviews with content warning for Gun violence - Bewohnte Frau: Roman

Este libro propone una forma de acercarse al inconsciente de los personajes con un toque de realismo mágico. La escritura es íntima y bellísima, dejando que uno pueda entrever las contradicciones en el diálogo interno del personaje principal junto con sus miedos, preocupaciones y deseos.
A través de toda la historia están muy presentes los diálogo entre la revolución y el machismo y también la colonización y la dictadura, lo cual para mí fue sumamente interesante y está muy bien logrado.
Debo admitir que me costó un poco engancharme como al final del primer tercio del libro pero valió completamente continuar.

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rieviolet's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective tense 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

4.0

Ho apprezzato questo libro molto più di quanto mi aspettassi. E' stato molto interessante leggere della resistenza contro un regime autoritario e oppressivo, esplorando anche tematiche come il sessismo e il classismo all'interno di questo ambito.
Mi è piaciuto tanto anche l'inserimento di elementi di realismo magico, a ricollegare il tempo presente con le civiltà del passato.

In linea di massima gli aspetti più brutali della storia vengono trattati con delicatezza, tranne alcuni momenti con dettagli po' troppo espliciti, almeno per la mia personale sensibilità.
La sottotrama d'amore in alcune parti mi è sembrata un po' troppo esagerata, quasi a toccare vette da melodramma, ma forse è solo il mio limitato romanticismo a parlare.

Lo stile di scrittura è piacevole, non è eccessivamente elaborato ma è comunque sciolto e impattante quanto basta per offrire un'esperienza di lettura coinvolgente.

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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jelliestars's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

My pick for Nicaragua was The Inhabited Woman. It centres on Lavinia, an architect from an upper class background, who rejects her class privilege and slowly but surely becomes involved in the National Liberation Movement. In her professional role she designs a palatial mansion for a military general, a role which leads to her inclusion in a key guerilla operation. I thought this book did a great job highlighting the reality of involvement in guerilla movements- the risks, the emotional toll, the impact on relationships with friends and family, the inevitable loss of people you are close to. It also takes you inside a major operation, so you really experience the passion that drives the guerillas, the stress and tension of such an operation, then the chaos when things do not go according to plan. The story has a strong vein of magical realism running through in the form of Itza, a fifteenth century resister to the Conquistadors whose spirit now resides in an orange tree in Lavinia’s garden. The parallels between their stories are clear and Lavinia is strengthened by Itza’s spirit. I also loved that this had a strong feminist vein. The sexist attitudes of male guerilla leaders were highlighted and both Lavinia and Itza were strong women who rebelled against traditional roles permitted to women. I found this to be well-written and engaging; a story of independent women and the fight against injustice, one with plenty of action mixed with a little romance, that linked the present with the past, and had the added bonus of being strongly rooted in fact.

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