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tararoi_'s review against another edition
3.0
a very compact novel with sharp twists and turns; a young couple wants to have no less than five children. The first four children are angels but the fifth one flips their idyllic lives upside down. The goblin child starts shredding the happy family apart (unintentionally?)
was it postnatal depression? guilt?
I've always been suspicious of children anyway.
was it postnatal depression? guilt?
I've always been suspicious of children anyway.
lobinha's review against another edition
5.0
Livro 63 / 104
O QUINTO FILHO
Doris Lessing
173 páginas
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
PRÉMIO NOBEL EM 2007
AVASSALADOR....
MATERNIDADE:
O MAIS DURO DE TODOS OS TESTES
Dizer foi prémio nobel, acho que bastaria para termos imediatamente vontade de ler este livro, AVASSALADOR... mas não chega dizer apenas isso, seria muito pouco para um livro desta natureza.
Um livro com uma escrita que nos leva a uma leitura compulsiva.
Um livro onde o amor materno é descrito de uma maneira ímpar.
Um livro que não é linear nas emoções que transmite.
Um livro que toca um tema, já de si, muito sensível.
uma criança diferente, que não se adapta, que não encaixa, que não reage como esperado.
As pessoas afastam-se, a solidão, a desestruturação e o desespero tomam lugar....
AVASSALADOR
trashley_123's review
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
111domino's review against another edition
4.0
uncomfy both /pos and /neg bcs it hit close to home sometimez
utahmomreads's review
4.0
This horror story kind of freaked me out about having a fifth child. Fortunately, she's beautiful and sweet and nothing at all like the monster in this book.
thecatwhowalksbyhimself's review against another edition
challenging
dark
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
3.75
dunder_mifflin's review
3.0
I did enjoy this book; I find reading about troubled/different children really interesting. However the pacing felt off to me, although I can't put my finger on what exactly was wrong with it, and I wasn't really a fan of any of the characters: what was keeping me interested was Ben's development.
whatever_andra's review
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25