Don't even bother with the show. TV adaptations of Sally Rooney's work miss quite a bit of the context that makes the character dynamics and behaviors make sense. Really appreciated the commentary on class as well. Rooney is critical without getting preachy, at least I don't find her so.
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bilingual raccoon, history nerd, raging feminist. mapache bilingüe, historiñoña, feminista rabiosa.
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aleja finished reading Gente Normal / Normal People by Sally Rooney
Rubbish. A quarter of it is love scenes. Very steamy like fifty shades of grey
Don't even bother with the show. TV adaptations of Sally Rooney's work miss quite a bit of the context that makes the character dynamics and behaviors make sense. Really appreciated the commentary on class as well. Rooney is critical without getting preachy, at least I don't find her so.
aleja finished reading My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
My Brilliant Friend (Italian: L'amica geniale) is a 2011 novel by Italian author Elena Ferrante. It is the first of …
aleja finished reading Chicas muertas by Selva Almada
Tres adolescentes de provincia asesinadas en los años ochenta, tres muertes impunes ocurridas cuando todavía, …
Chilling read. Unlike Leila Guerriero's Los suicidas del fin del mundo, this book is intimate and thorough at the same time. The author draws from her own experiences while investigating into Argentina's femicide problem.
Chilling read. Unlike Leila Guerriero's Los suicidas del fin del mundo, this book is intimate and thorough at the same time. The author draws from her own experiences while investigating into Argentina's femicide problem.
aleja stopped reading Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price
From social psychologist Dr. Devon Price, a conversational, stirring call to “a better, more human …
While the premise is interesting, it felt like I'm not the target audience for it or I'm not ready for it yet.
While the premise is interesting, it felt like I'm not the target audience for it or I'm not ready for it yet.
aleja started reading Rest Is Resistance by Tricia Hersey
Rest Is Resistance by Tricia Hersey
Far too many of us have claimed productivity as the cornerstone of success. Brainwashed by capitalism, we subject our bodies …
aleja started reading Smile, you're traveling by Henry Rollins
aleja wants to read It doesn't have to be this way by Alistair Mackay
Alistair Mackay: It doesn't have to be this way (2022, Kwela Books, an imprint of NB Publishers)
It doesn't have to be this way by Alistair Mackay
"Spanning fifteen years from the present day into the immediate future, It doesn't have to be this way tells the …
aleja started reading Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price
Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price
From social psychologist Dr. Devon Price, a conversational, stirring call to “a better, more human way to live” (Cal Newport, …
aleja started reading The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
On the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of its first publication, here is the definitive edition of the book acclaimed …
aleja started reading Chicas muertas by Selva Almada
Chicas muertas by Selva Almada
Tres adolescentes de provincia asesinadas en los años ochenta, tres muertes impunes ocurridas cuando todavía, en nuestro país, desconocíamos el …
aleja rated Perras de reserva: 3 stars
Perras de reserva by Dahlia de la Cerda
Las heroínas de Perras de reserva son mujeres fuertes, decididas a resolver por sí mismas sus problemas porque saben que …
aleja finished reading Perras de reserva by Dahlia de la Cerda
Las heroínas de Perras de reserva son mujeres fuertes, decididas a resolver por sí mismas …
Un poquito evangelizador y forzado. Mi cuento favorito fue definitivamente La Sonrisa, es donde la autora se da el lujo de imaginar un desenlace más allá de la estadística. Como lectora me cuesta trabajo conectar emocionalmente con sus narradoras/protagonistas, se sienten un poco como diferentes versiones de Dahlia con peluca. Me gustó el detalle de que algunas historias estén entrelazadas o en el mismo universo narrativo, pero de nuevo a veces se siente forzado o como que los personajes no están lo suficientemente desarrollados. Quizás es porque son cuentos y no hay tanto espacio para hacerlo. Lo que sí es que la autora peca mucho de contar y no mostrar.
