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A review by afi_whatafireads
Permafrost by Eva Baltasar
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
According to Merriam-Webster, the phenomenon of <b>Permafrost is: any ground that remains completely frozen—32°F (0°C) or colder—for at least two years straight.</b>, and that's exactly how the overall feel of the book and the main character was. It felt like a layer of ice that is impenetrable, seeing and living the world through a permanent surface. Seen but somehow may not always be heard.
A story of depression, self-discovery, the complex dynamics and relationships between women in the family and most importatnly, its a story that is of containment, of letting a form of layer through the self's surface as an act of defense mechanism against the pains of the world.
Second read from Eva Baltasar, translated from Catalan by Julia Sanches, and Baltasar has introduced me to a world of dark humour in the most painful of ways. But that's the beauty of her works, its in the striking and almost non-conforming proses that hits you sometimes in places that you didn't know existed. Her characters will tend to be unlikable to most people, but for me, they represent people at its rawest forms. Its funny how I can actually relate to some parts of the main character's struggle - especially through her multiple botched attempts - and it was so hilariously written but it doesn't take away the severity or invalidating the characters problems. It goes to show, how humans are wired at some parts to be resilient, in their own ways.
Baltasar's writing can sometimes come out as brusque and super straightforward, but it also delves into the human psyche and most importantly, a self discovery of being a woman - through its sexual encounters and even blooming of girlhood - Baltasar writes it simply as it is. And I honestly dig it. The character becomes endearing at some points, even as unlikable as they are at some.
Picked this up during #WIT month and it definitely fits the theme of the month. It caught my heart it the uncoventional way that Boulder caught me.
<b>4.25🌟 for this <3 </b>
A story of depression, self-discovery, the complex dynamics and relationships between women in the family and most importatnly, its a story that is of containment, of letting a form of layer through the self's surface as an act of defense mechanism against the pains of the world.
Second read from Eva Baltasar, translated from Catalan by Julia Sanches, and Baltasar has introduced me to a world of dark humour in the most painful of ways. But that's the beauty of her works, its in the striking and almost non-conforming proses that hits you sometimes in places that you didn't know existed. Her characters will tend to be unlikable to most people, but for me, they represent people at its rawest forms. Its funny how I can actually relate to some parts of the main character's struggle - especially through her multiple botched attempts - and it was so hilariously written but it doesn't take away the severity or invalidating the characters problems. It goes to show, how humans are wired at some parts to be resilient, in their own ways.
Baltasar's writing can sometimes come out as brusque and super straightforward, but it also delves into the human psyche and most importantly, a self discovery of being a woman - through its sexual encounters and even blooming of girlhood - Baltasar writes it simply as it is. And I honestly dig it. The character becomes endearing at some points, even as unlikable as they are at some.
Picked this up during #WIT month and it definitely fits the theme of the month. It caught my heart it the uncoventional way that Boulder caught me.
<b>4.25🌟 for this <3 </b>