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A review by bybyberry
Cantoras by Caro De Robertis
5.0
I can't believe this book has an ending. I can't believe I'm never gonna meet these characters again, never gonna hear about the rest of their lives, their joys, their heartbreaks. I can't even believe they're not real and I can't sit down and drink mate with them. God. Not even kidding, finishing this book, I cried and held it to my chest, hugging it. I'm crying writing this review. Help!!
This was so beautiful. Oh my god!!! A wonderful tale of queerness, political rebellion, trauma, chosen family, sapphic love and lust, acceptance, escapism... It felt so special seeing these five women grow together, go through all these hardships, but also these very real moments of happiness, of belonging somewhere, finally.
I loved discovering more of Uruguay's history, loved how the book was both precise in its historical and political context without reading as too "non-fiction"-ish. It felt accessible without compromising its depth.
God, this book definitely belongs in the top 3 of my 2024 discoveries so far. Such a special book. Blessed be the bookseller at Gay's The Word who recommended it to me!! Aaaah I love books!!!! And queer women's stories!!!
(Also please I need this book to be translated in French so I can gift it to all my friends.)
This was so beautiful. Oh my god!!! A wonderful tale of queerness, political rebellion, trauma, chosen family, sapphic love and lust, acceptance, escapism... It felt so special seeing these five women grow together, go through all these hardships, but also these very real moments of happiness, of belonging somewhere, finally.
I loved discovering more of Uruguay's history, loved how the book was both precise in its historical and political context without reading as too "non-fiction"-ish. It felt accessible without compromising its depth.
God, this book definitely belongs in the top 3 of my 2024 discoveries so far. Such a special book. Blessed be the bookseller at Gay's The Word who recommended it to me!! Aaaah I love books!!!! And queer women's stories!!!
(Also please I need this book to be translated in French so I can gift it to all my friends.)