Reviews

Cousins by Aurora Venturini

garleighc's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

rafamar's review against another edition

5.0

"Às vezes penso que somos um sonho ou um pesadelo cumprido dia após dia que em qualquer momento já não existirá, já não aparecerá no ecrã da alma para nos atormentar."

aida_cardoso's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

mwwils17's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

1.5

It’s always cool when you read a book, and when you get to the end you read the biography of the author and realize they are a fascist. And it’s also not super surprising

This is a staccato ass book

tulaytulah's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

aleidareads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

siebensommer's review against another edition

challenging tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

daniellekat's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

1.75

One of the most bizarre things I've every read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Sexual assault

carlaribeiro's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

antoesis's review against another edition

5.0

“Una enorme melancolía invadió mis pinturas y las valorizó porque la gente al verse reflejada en la pena, puede consolarse algo"

• Que estoy maravillada Aurora! ~ que esa manera de escribir me ha hecho reír y conmoverme a partes iguales - esa combinación entre un humor tan particular que se mezcla con lo triste y lo oscuro me ha fascinado - hasta el punto de agradecer leerte y las ganas de seguir llenando mi mundo lector con tus ocurrencias, con tus historias y todas tus obras.

“Creo que salvaré dificultades que antes creía insalvables y no cuento lo que guardo in mente y es que si salgo del todo de mis minusvalías iré a vivir sola porque tanta gente me cansa y yo veo en profundo tanto como hablo en superficial y lo que veo en profundo me gusta y desde lejos me dolerá menos o no me importará porque cada minuto me alejo más y más de lo que llaman familia y cada minuto me tengo más en cuenta”

• No creo que pueda hacer justicia con lo que ya se haya dicho de #auroraventurini - admiro y valoro mucho que siendo octogenaria haya sido reconocida por esta obra que escribió de una manera impecable, con una prosa única, un tesoro que envuelve de principio a fin ~ una genio ✨

• "... porque llevo dentro de mí tantas sombras que cuando me agobian (ídem) las expulso encima de mis pinturas".