A review by lindsaylhunter
Forbidden Notebook by Alba de Céspedes

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

3.5

"At a certain age... everything
we've done is no longer enough. It was useful only in making us what we are. And just as we are, now that we're truly ourselves, what we've wanted to be or could be, we'd like to start to live again, consciously, according to our current tastes. Instead, we have to continue to live the life we chose when we were someone else."

A journey into the mind of a discontented middle-aged woman who wages an internal war against the constructs that have shaped her life up until now. Timeless, and so beautifully written - just a little slow to get into initially.
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