Dislocations by Sylvia Molloy

Dislocations

Sylvia Molloy with Jennifer Croft (Translator)

89 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

Almost every day, the narrator visits ML., a close friend who is now suffering from Alzheimer’s. Based on these encounters and ML.’s fragments of memory, she constructs a powerfully moving tale about the breakdown of a mind that progressively eras...

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Community Reviews Summary of 49 reviews

Moods

emotional 80%
reflective 80%
sad 66%
challenging 20%
funny 13%
dark 6%

Pace

medium 46%
slow 30%
fast 23%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | N/A: 33%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 40% | N/A: 40% | No: 20%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 40% | N/A: 30% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

N/A: 36% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 27% | No: 9%

Average rating

3.94

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