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La promessa by Silvina Ocampo

librero_paula's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

marlozhe's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced

4.5

meg_snoeyink's review against another edition

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

4.5

lilyjdist's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

7danut7's review against another edition

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măcar o carte citită pentru acest curs să nu mă bage complet în boală

smuds2's review against another edition

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It was fine - once again I just couldn't get into it, and then the books I ordered in the mail got here.

One of these days...

chillcox15's review against another edition

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4.0

A woman remembers the people of her life as she drifts and drowns in the aftermath of a sinking ship. Ocampo builds an enigmatic series of sketches from this concept, and having worked on it for ten years, it is polished and gleaming.

gusanadelibros's review against another edition

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

3.0

booksnpunks's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5 rtc.

pearloz's review against another edition

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3.0

Well written "novel" that consists of what are essentially biographic vignettes of our narrator's acquaintance. It often circled back to her friend, her friend's mother and her lover, the narrator's lover. I think the premise and the "gimmick" of it was the most interesting part: our narrator has fallen overboard, and each vignette is a remembrance that strikes her as she's floating there.