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kategci's review against another edition
2.0
Not my usual fare, this novel is seemingly stream of conscious regarding all the times, the main character has left various places and people. It is ostensibly a murder mystery, but I did not care about these characters nearly enough to invest myself in them. The main character cannot stay in any one place for any length of time or be committed to anyone. This made her seem extremely immature rather than interesting. On to the next on my TBR.
wildgurl's review against another edition
5.0
All My Goodbyes
by Mariana Dimopulos
Translated from Spanish by Alice Whitmore.
2010 Argentina
Transit Books
4.5 /5.0
I absolutely fell in love with this book. Not at first. The fragmented paragraphs, once I got use to it, really added to the overall feeling of being lost and alienation. The Argentinean writer masters it in this novel. The constant movement, the running from murders she will never escape, this novella about a woman who feels broken, down on herself and lost, only finding solace in leaving places....departing....so she is constantly moving between Berlin, Madrid and Heidelberg, according to her frame if mind. Each place has significance to her.
Brilliant....beautiful....unforgiving and unforgettable. A must read.
"My freedom always implies the slavery of another. So, my heart asks (and at heart I'm no good): if I enslave myself, does that mean someone else is set free"
"He was naive with his wisdom, a well- intentioned butcher of innocence. On the weekend we'd go canoeing on the river and get ice cream on Avenida Maipu. The cars we saw racing by were converted chemical energy into kinetic energy, and the trees were using gravity to stay still because, even though they had roots, without gravity they would be floating in the sky. At night I would dream, inevitably, of floating trees."
by Mariana Dimopulos
Translated from Spanish by Alice Whitmore.
2010 Argentina
Transit Books
4.5 /5.0
I absolutely fell in love with this book. Not at first. The fragmented paragraphs, once I got use to it, really added to the overall feeling of being lost and alienation. The Argentinean writer masters it in this novel. The constant movement, the running from murders she will never escape, this novella about a woman who feels broken, down on herself and lost, only finding solace in leaving places....departing....so she is constantly moving between Berlin, Madrid and Heidelberg, according to her frame if mind. Each place has significance to her.
Brilliant....beautiful....unforgiving and unforgettable. A must read.
"My freedom always implies the slavery of another. So, my heart asks (and at heart I'm no good): if I enslave myself, does that mean someone else is set free"
"He was naive with his wisdom, a well- intentioned butcher of innocence. On the weekend we'd go canoeing on the river and get ice cream on Avenida Maipu. The cars we saw racing by were converted chemical energy into kinetic energy, and the trees were using gravity to stay still because, even though they had roots, without gravity they would be floating in the sky. At night I would dream, inevitably, of floating trees."
jamiezaccaria's review
4.0
Beautiful, if sometimes frustrating, writing style. It took me a little while to get into this story but once I was I definitely wanted to finish. It's an interesting look inside someone's psyche without actually penetrating that far.
chloe341's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
kwonset's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.0
sophiassanctuary's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
greencactus's review
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.25
This is a nothing happens the entire book done well and I loved it. Various points in her life were on the same page which meant each of the three main stories kept interrupting each other never letting the other finish. I enjoyed it but it’s not one I would readily recomend.
worldroamer's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75