Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

A Invenção de Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares

2 reviews

eradikated's review against another edition

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

3.75

The story is intriguing, the prose is enjoyable. What I didn’t enjoy is it feels like a self-insert character for the author and the narrator already a little/very unlikable. 
The narrator spends his time obsessed with a woman he does not know, which I find off putting. The ending makes me feel awful for the object of his affections. She is treated as an object in her life and
afterlife
. I wonder if the author ever considered this woman he invented as anything more than a beautiful woman to love. It’s hard to believe that he did. 

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imds's review against another edition

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  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

2.75


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