Reviews

Berta Isla by Javier Marías

inesgonc's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

alcmusso's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

candacesiegle_greedyreader's review against another edition

1.0

I really tried with "Berta Islas." I thought it might be the first Javier Marias book I made it through, but I did not.

He spends so much time on every detail, every bit of minutiae that the story takes forever to move ahead, creating a hard slog through a literary landscape where everyone's voices sound the same. Is it like that in Spanish? Margaret Jull Costa is usually a terrific translator, but I recall having the same issue with his other books.

Very self-important.

Did not finish.

the_f_reader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

m_bbooks's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

trenton_ross's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

4.0

saule_jk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

filiparferreira's review against another edition

4.0

Já tinha ouvido dizer tão bem deste livro que foi um bocadinho uma desilusão. Custou-me a entrar, demorou a prender-me. Depois lá avancei com gosto mas nunca me consegui apegar a nenhuma personagem, não houve química entre mim e a Berta Isla...

fmprata's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

angeladobre's review against another edition

3.0

3,5
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