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lerawr's review against another edition
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
lizwisniewski's review against another edition
2.0
Wow is this lady depressing. All her characters drink themselves to death. A very well written downer.
bookofcinz's review against another edition
2.0
After Leaving Mr. Mackenzie is my first West Indian reads and one of the first books I borrowed from Trinidad and Tobago Library for 2018. I am a fan of Jean Rhys so I decided to give this book a go- also it was a short so that helped.
This book did not do it for me. The characters were irksome and bordered on annoying. The writing was a little too "roundabout" and exhausting.
I love Jean Rhys other works but this didn't do it for me.
This book did not do it for me. The characters were irksome and bordered on annoying. The writing was a little too "roundabout" and exhausting.
I love Jean Rhys other works but this didn't do it for me.
bethanyevelyn's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
readingoverbreathing's review against another edition
5.0
"After all, I'm not finished. It's all nonsense that I am. I'm not finished at all."
I was aware of Jean Rhys before picking this up, in relation to what is probably her most famous novel, [b:Wide Sargasso Sea|25622780|Wide Sargasso Sea|Jean Rhys|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1453021061l/25622780._SY75_.jpg|142647], but, to be totally honest, had never heard of any of her other works until this popped up on the reading list for my modernist lit course this semester.
I didn't know at all what to expect, but what I did find I immediately fell in love with. Rhys' writing style, at least here, is sharp, simple, and to the point, yet also so very profound; she packs truth into the most unexpected places and notions, and the plot simply following Julia in her activities through London and Paris appealed to me in a way I wouldn't have otherwise expected it to.
There is so much here about just being a woman — living and experiencing public and private life in a way that is so exclusively pertainable to our gendered experience. Some of the ideas Rhys puts forth I had never had articulated to me before, but they read so profoundly true and right in my mind. I haven't really started examining this text academically just yet, but I am so excited to unpack this in class this week and really understand what Rhys set out to do. I loved this book, I'm so glad EN3212 compelled me to pick it up, and I very much hope to get to more of her work in the near future.
shaleigh's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
isaac's review against another edition
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
skowght's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-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
winona_reads3's review
2.0
i do want to read wide seagrasso sea
but what did i just read,
i know it’s meant to be contradictory and some pieces were eloquently worded but .. no.
but what did i just read,
i know it’s meant to be contradictory and some pieces were eloquently worded but .. no.