Reviews

Les Guérillères by Monique Wittig

jessianekelly_'s review against another edition

3.0

Achei a leitura um pouco difícil, mas depois que comecei a imaginar a autora fazendo uma espécie de "observação participativa" das guerrilheiras, fluiu bem melhor.

"Elas dizem: a partir de agora, recuso-me a falar essa linguagem, recuso-me a murmurar como eles as palavras de falta, falta de pênis falta de dinheiro falta de signo falta de nome. Recuso-me a falar de palavras de posse e de não posse. Elas dizem: se eu me apoderar do mundo, que seja para me desapoderar dele imediatamente, que seja para criar novas relações entre mim e o mundo."

evanlorant's review

dark hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

conceptually and intellectually an awesome book and wonderful to think with, but this was a terrible reading experience. avant-garde but not in the way that is awe-inspiring and expansive. i could tell without much knowledge of the french text that the translation probably has a lot to do with my reading experience, as using “elles” in french is a much more grammatically rebellious decision than the translators choice of “women”. the notion of gender warfare and the ideas that wittig puts forth in the book are stunning and can definitely make the book worth reading if you’re willing to go deeper than the text. 

loui's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

Non ci ho capito quasi niente ma è molto bello! 
(Review rapida in attesa di rileggere e approfondire)

dlrcope's review against another edition

4.0

The form of the book is unusual. It’s a series of paragraphs that don’t always make sense as a story. Small sections pulled me along because they were so harshly true, or beautiful. Eventually the story emerged, and it was interesting, but not as good as the little pieces taken individually. This is a radical book about the power of women, their bodies, language, symbols and circles. Shocking to read, sometimes tenderly familiar, other times sickeningly strange.

timbo001's review

adventurous challenging tense fast-paced

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

4.0

katnissevergreen's review against another edition

5.0

"There was a time when you were not a slave, remember that...Make an effort to remember. Or, failing that, invent."

adam_channing's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

agneix's review against another edition

4.0

{3,5}

Ao golpear a terra, elas aceleram o próprio movimento.

camille_benard's review against another edition

4.0

3.8

Interesting read

gregg_macdonald's review against another edition

This is such a lit read. The violence is so on point and riveting and it was refreshing to see a revolution talked about episodically rather than as a total narrative.