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lelia_t's review against another edition
4.0
This book swept me up and carried me along. I was completely mesmerized. I’d expected it to be about Gornick’s complex relationship with her mother - and it is. But it’s also about discovering herself as a writer, as a sexual being, as a woman and how she explores and honors each of those aspects of herself - as well as her fierce attachment to her mother.
carmooo's review against another edition
4.0
A small note: there is a Portuguese edition by D. Quixote. In my opinion the translation is really bad and makes the book feel completely different. So read it in English, if possible.
auroraboringallofus's review against another edition
4.0
Vivid and specific and descriptive. The men bog it down toward the end or it would be 5-stars. In one of those weird coincidences that the universe sometimes offers, I read this right after reading Sheila Heti's "Motherhood," and now I want to write a graduate thesis comparing the two. They are nice companion books, with strong, searching women asking important questions and trying to find meaning in relationships, work, and art. Vivian Gornick's mind is gorgeous here.
angela_alex's review
3.0
3.5
Este livro não me envolveu como eu estava à espera. No entanto, tem muito boas passagens, reflexões sobre a relação mãe-filha e sobre a vida em geral, sublinhei ainda algumas. Gostar ou não de um livro é subjetivo, e até do momento de vida em que se está, mas este pelas expetativas que tinha, ficou aquém.
Este livro não me envolveu como eu estava à espera. No entanto, tem muito boas passagens, reflexões sobre a relação mãe-filha e sobre a vida em geral, sublinhei ainda algumas. Gostar ou não de um livro é subjetivo, e até do momento de vida em que se está, mas este pelas expetativas que tinha, ficou aquém.