A review by eeeeeeee
The Forbidden Notebook by Alba de Céspedes
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This was such a beautiful book and I wish I had read it when I was 20 - it feels like an 'Y Tu Mama Tambien' novel, where you are going to feel different based on your time of life.
I wish I had read this book instead of listened to highlight the quotes that stood out to me. Two (that are probably paraphrased) are "How lucky that each generation has a war on which to blame their personal failings" and "Mirella says that the sin is treating love as sin." and dozens more about mothers and daughters and husbands and the expectations that the world and the family place on a woman. Just a beautiful wonderful read/listen and I would recommend it to anyone.
I wish I had read this book instead of listened to highlight the quotes that stood out to me. Two (that are probably paraphrased) are "How lucky that each generation has a war on which to blame their personal failings" and "Mirella says that the sin is treating love as sin." and dozens more about mothers and daughters and husbands and the expectations that the world and the family place on a woman. Just a beautiful wonderful read/listen and I would recommend it to anyone.