by Siri Hustvedt
I did not enjoy What I loved. I also don’t know why I sometimes force myself to continue reading certain books, although I clearly don’t like them. I already quit reading Hustvedt’s novel two or even three times before, so I guess, I really wanted this to be good, but it is just not happening for me...
Received as a Birthday Gift. *sighs*Excited!
Beautifully written and a realistic insight into the difficulties of parenthood and relationships.A story with interesting and intelligent character development. I enjoyed watching the characters grow and how the author developed and shaped the characters over a number of years. This really is a ...
Every story we tell about ourselves can only be told in the past tense. It winds backward from where we now stand, no longer the actors in the story but its spectators who have chosen to speak. The trail behind us is sometimes marked by stones like the ones Hansel first left behind him. Other times ...
What I Loved - was not this book. What I liked was the writing style - good flow, captivating descriptions and the characters felt real and complex. But the overall plot had a meandering feel and reading the book felt like seeing the middle part of a good movie. Interesting story, but not sure ex...
Too long, too much description, but good anyway.Sa réserve lui conférait une aura quasi inanimée, comme si, par quelque coïncidence surnaturelle, elle avait été un portrait d'elle-même peint des siècles avant sa naissance."Quand j'avais ton âge, lui dis-je, ma mère m'a donné un conseil que je n'ai j...
Now I have finished it. Excellent! Suberb! Who should read it? Well, you sort of have to like cerebral books. Absolutely never dull, never boring. Always something that gets you thinking. Kirkus say that Hustvedt "writes spectacular sentences that embody the American experience in brilliantly specif...