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annas003's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
3.75
r0sem4rie's review against another edition
4.0
I loved being inside Olivia’s head.
“I have condensed into a few score of pages the history of a whole year when life was, if not at its fullest, at any rate at its most poignant-that year when every vital experience was the first, or, if you Freudians object, the year when I first became conscious of myself, of love and pleasure, of death and pain, and when every reaction to them was as unexpected, as amazing, as involuntary as the experience itself”
“How can one bathe without undressing, or write without laying bare one’s soul?”
“How hard it is to kill hope! Time and time again you think you have stepped it down, stamped it to death. Time and time again, like a harmful insect, it begins to move again, it shakes back to a faintly shaking life. Once again it worms its way into one's heart, to infuse its poison, to gnaw away the solid hard foundation of life and leave the cave in their place phantom of illusion.”
“I have condensed into a few score of pages the history of a whole year when life was, if not at its fullest, at any rate at its most poignant-that year when every vital experience was the first, or, if you Freudians object, the year when I first became conscious of myself, of love and pleasure, of death and pain, and when every reaction to them was as unexpected, as amazing, as involuntary as the experience itself”
“How can one bathe without undressing, or write without laying bare one’s soul?”
“How hard it is to kill hope! Time and time again you think you have stepped it down, stamped it to death. Time and time again, like a harmful insect, it begins to move again, it shakes back to a faintly shaking life. Once again it worms its way into one's heart, to infuse its poison, to gnaw away the solid hard foundation of life and leave the cave in their place phantom of illusion.”
everemembered's review
emotional
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
sashasmith's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
bridget1989's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
cherubrina's review against another edition
3.0
we’re feeling mmmm lovelorn n obsolete in this house tnite!
pbraue13's review
4.0
A wonderful book about what it’s like falling in love for the first time, the feeling of being in love before you even recognize what it is. 4.5/5 stars, the half a point being because it was way too short and I wanted it to keep going.
_lexie_'s review
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
aritrup's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25