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Hour of the Star the Hour of the Star (Reissue)
Hour of the Star the Hour of the Star (Reissue) | Clarice Lispector
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Narrated by the cosmopolitan Rodrigo S.M., this brief, strange, and haunting tale is the story of Macabea, one of life's unfortunates. Living in the slums of Rio and eking out a poor living as a typist, Macabea loves movies, Coca-Colas, and her rat of a boyfriend; she would like to be like Marilyn Monroe, but she is ugly, underfed, sickly and unloved. Rodrigo recoils from her wretchedness, and yet he cannot avoid the realization that for all her outward misery, Macabea is inwardly free/She doesn't seem to know how unhappy she should be. Lispector employs her pathetic heroine against her urbane, empty narrator edge of despair to edge of despair and, working them like a pair of scissors, she cuts away the reader's preconceived notions about poverty, identity, love and the art of fiction. In her last book she takes readers close to the true mystery of life and leave us deep in Lispector territory indeed."
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KristiAhlers
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For #readingtheamericas2023 I chose this title to represent Brazil. I'm giving it a pick not because I loved the story...but because of how it's sticking with me. This one isn't going to be for everyone. It's a difficult story to describe in such a short amount of words. Very thought provoking. And the ending...sigh! @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

Librarybelle I love impactful reads! 2y
BarbaraBB Yes, this is a tough one I remember 2y
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wanderer15
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Resolving in 2023 to read at least a little bit every day, a habit which I abandoned for much of the last year or more. This bizarre novella was my first foray into Lispector and while I think my younger self would‘ve fallen in love with its seemingly intentional complexity and opacity & struggle with unanswerable questions, I still found much to enjoy here.

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BekaReid
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I cannot tell you the number of times I returned to and re-read the opening lines of this slim volume.

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sprainedbrain
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Like several others, I read The Hour of the Star for Brazil #FoodAndLit. Such a weird, thought-provoking little story... it made me sad a lot, made me laugh a little, and then that ending! My first Lispector, but I definitely want to read more. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #1001books

Then I made Galinhada and Pão de Queijo for dinner tonight. The cheese bread is awesome!

Butterfinger Looks wonderful!! 4y
Nute That bread looks scrumptious!😋 4y
sprainedbrain @Nute Very addictive... my daughter and I polished off almost all of them before the rice was done cooking. lol 4y
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Liz_M Where did you get the recipe for Pão de Queijo? Those look perfect. (edited) 4y
sprainedbrain @Liz_M on the internet! Here‘s a link to the recipe I used: https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/easy_brazilian_cheese_bread/ It‘s a very easy recipe! 4y
batsy I love this odd little book 💜 And the food looks delicious! 4y
BarbaraBB I have another Lispector on the way! 4y
sprainedbrain @BarbaraBB oooooh, which one? 4y
Liz_M @sprainedbrain I was hoping that would be the answer. 😁 Thanks! 4y
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arubabookwoman
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I‘d heard of Clarice Lispector before but never read anything by her. I was blown away by this short book: original, poetic, moving and ironic. It tells the story of Macabea, young woman “incompetent for life.” I‘ll be looking for more by Lispector, and hope you do too! #foodandlit #Brazil

ValerieAndBooks One of your quilts?? Lispector does look interesting! 4y
arubabookwoman @ValerieAndBooks Yes it is. It is a quilt made at the turn of the century-1999-2000. The idea was to include at least 2000 different fabrics in the quilt. This one includes more than 2000 different fabrics (I knew the exact # at one time, it‘s about 2100) in small squares a bit less than 1 inch in size, almost entirely hand pieced. I think I‘ll post a photo of the full quilt. 4y
BarbaraBB I read this one too and have just bought a copy of 4y
Butterfinger I enjoyed the Hour of the Star. 4y
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Butterfinger
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An erratic, philosophical look of a woman who is very awkward in life. It was a quick read. I felt for Macabea. I have been in situations where I just didn't know how to act. But the ending. I have no words. #FoodandLit @Texreader @Catsandbooks #Booked21 -Jewish author @BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft

Cinfhen Wow! I had no idea this iconic Brazilian author is Jewish #LiveAndLearn 🤓 (edited) 4y
Butterfinger I didn't either till I read an article. I think it was @4thhouseontheleft who shared it. Her real name was Chaya, which is my daughter's name. She emigrated with her parents from Ukraine, I think it was. In the 30s??? 4y
TheBookHippie I knew she was Jewish not Brazil. Oy .As a result of the anti-Semitic violence they endured, the family fled to Brazil in 1922, and Clarice Lispector grew up in Recife. Following the death of her mother when Clarice was nine, she moved to Rio de Janeiro with her father and two sisters, and she went on to study law. With her husband, who worked for the foreign service, she lived in Italy, Switzerland, England, and the United States. 4y
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Daisey
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The translator‘s afterword to this novella includes the statement that “no matter how odd Clarice Lispector‘s prose sounds in translation, it sounds just as unusual in the original.” It was odd, and I don‘t know quite know how to describe it, but it was intriguing.

Supper tonight was delicious spicy Brazilian coconut chicken with rice and vegetables and brigadeiros.

#1001books #translated #FoodAndLit #Brazil
#ReadTheWorld #ReadingTheWorld

Texreader Looks fantastic!!! 4y
Daisey @TheAromaofBooks This is also my #DoubleSpin book for January! I‘ve completed 10 books on my #BookSpinBingo list so far. (edited) 4y
Butterfinger I love the history behind the brigadeiros. 4y
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BarbaraBB Great choices - both! 4y
sprainedbrain This is my pick for Brazil book. So glad to see that you liked it... now I just need to start it! 4y
Cinfhen Dinner looks YUM 4y
batsy That looks delicious. I just looked up brigadeiros and it sounds like a lovely decadent treat. 4y
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fabulous progress!! 4y
Daisey @Texreader @Butterfinger @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen @batsy Thank you all! The chicken was amazing, definitely a recipe I‘ll use again. I apparently didn‘t cook the brigadeiro mixture quite long enough to thicken correctly, but still a fun, chocolate treat. 4y
Daisey @sprainedbrain It‘s a very quick read. I can‘t say much for plot, but there was something about the writing that just made it a fascinating read. 4y
TheBookHippie yummy Adding to the list of to cook! 4y
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Daisey
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“All the world began with a yes.”

I got a snow day today, so I moved up some of my weekend plans. I‘ve been prepping a couple Brazilian recipes and started this book. I‘m planning to continue later this evening.

#FirstLineFridays #FoodAndLit

Butterfinger I plan to start reading this next. 4y
Daisey @Butterfinger It was short, a good one day read! 4y
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HeathHof
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Thank you for the tag @Come-read-with-me !
1. Figure out a gift for my son who is turning 16 next week! 🥳🤯
2. Reese's sticks, they were amazing 🤤
3. I like to read any chance I get but before bed reading is a must! I set aside one hour for reading a night because it helps me to calm down from the day and my kiddos aren't awake to Interrupt every paragraph or two.
Tagging my #lmpbc buddies @moonwitch94 @SamAnne @katy4peas @Cupcake12

vivastory Now I want a Reese's stick 4y
HeathHof Sorry!! 🤣 @vivastory 4y
vivastory @Mynameisacolour No worries! I'm going out in an hr. Will grab some then 😂 4y
Cupcake12 Number 3-you sound like me! Thanks for playing x 4y
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Texreader
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For those of you just now picking out your book for Brazil for #foodandlit (like me), I highly recommend a previous post by @Butterfinger under this tagged book. In the comments she has posted and tagged for easy reference to many, many books to consider. Yay!!

Butterfinger I hope you have been able to relax this week. 4y
Texreader @Butterfinger Starting tonight, yes. I ended up having to work Monday, then yesterday I was preparing for our Christmas celebration with my parents, which was today. So tonight, headache free at the moment, I‘m finally getting to pick my Brazil book! I need to update my #foodandlit tag list so I can tag everyone. Hopefully I can get that done tomorrow. 4y
Butterfinger I should have added the names to our spreadsheet. I didn't think of it. 4y
Daisey The tagged book is the one I‘m hoping to read as it is also on the #1001books list. 4y
Texreader @Daisey Perfect! It looks good. So far it‘s one of my top two choices. 4y
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HeathHof
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Hooray for #bookmail got my January #foodandlit selection today! Loving this colorful cover!
🧡💓🌞💓🧡
@butterfinger @Texreader

Butterfinger It is gorgeous. I have been googling Brazilian desserts this week. 4y
HeathHof I've been googling recipes too! Mostly soups and stews. I am really looking forward to this challenge!! 4y
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Butterfinger
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#FoodandLit @Texreader

Let me introduce you to @patriciabarbosa_bcn -she has agreed to be our tour guide. Thank you so much. Also, @4thhouseontheleft and @BarbaraBB have some pictures to share from previous trips. Alisia has also shared a link with female Brazilian writers.

https://caroltranslation.com/2019/08/20/brazilian-women-writers-translated-into-...

FICTION SET IN BRAZIL

Butterfinger Classic published posthumously 4y
Butterfinger Military dictatorship 4y
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Butterfinger Based on the author's real story 4y
Butterfinger 2010 Nobel prize in Literature 4y
Butterfinger Classic city impoverished 4y
Laughterhp It‘s so great you are doing this. I appreciate it! 4y
Liz_M It's difficult to find, and apparently the translation is not excellent, but the tagged book is fairly epic with an interesting twist. I got it from the Minneapolis Public Library. I also recommend books by Machado de Assis. 4y
SamAnne This is great. Thank you! 4y
alisiakae I think I'm going to read this one, if I can get my hands on a copy, which was on the Int'l Booker longlist in 2016 4y
alisiakae Here's a debut novel by a young Brazilian-American author 4y
Butterfinger Is he the same as Joaquim Marie Machado? @Liz_M

If you have other suggestions, please keep them coming. I'm thinking of K or My German Brother and Indigenous Youth in Brazilian Amazonia. I hope people won't have trouble finding a title. @4thhhouseontheleft if I can find a copy, I'll send it to you.
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Butterfinger @Laughterhp @SamAnne you are welcome. I'm having a blast. I can't wait to see what everyone will be preparing to eat. 4y
alisiakae @Butterfinger My library does have both Crow Blue and It Is Wood, It Is Stone, so I've got some to choose from! I want to read at least one that is in translation, and Crow Blue fits. 4y
alisiakae And my library also has Here The Whole Time so I have a lot to choose from! I‘m trying not to buy any books right now since we are still in short term housing until the new house is done! 4y
Laughterhp I think I‘m going to try and read It is Wood, It is Stone and The War of the end of the world. I‘m able to get both via my library. 4y
Liz_M @Butterfinger According to wikipedia, yes: “Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, often known as Machado de Assis...“ 4y
Butterfinger @4thhouseontheleft I don't want anyone to feel that they have to buy a book. 4y
Liz_M For more ideas (ymmv), there is a “Brazilian Literature' tag on LibraryThing: https://www.librarything.com/tag/Brazilian+literature 4y
arubabookwoman The War at the End of the World got 5 ⭐️ from me when I read it several yrs ago. And I loved Gabriela Clove &Cinnamon when I read it yrs ago before I was giving stars or reviewing. Both Highly Recommended! 4y
arubabookwoman @Liz_M I've been looking for The Devil to Pay in the Backands every since I read The War at the End of the World. No luck. (edited) 4y
Jerdencon Great list - I had found this book and was planning to start with this one (edited) 4y
OutAndAbout What a great list! Thank you for pulling it all together for us. 4y
Butterfinger @the book titles are in the comments @TheBookHippie @ChasingOm 4y
ChasingOm Hooray! Thank you! 4y
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alisiakae
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Looking forward to participating in #FoodandLit next year, hosted by @Butterfinger and @TexReader!

Tagged is one of the Brazilian authors I am considering reading in Jan.

Texreader Awesome! Thanks for sharing! 4y
Butterfinger That looks like a great piece of literature. 4y
alisiakae @Butterfinger I‘m disappointed that my county-wide library has almost no Brazilian authors in their stacks. 4y
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Butterfinger @4thhouseontheleft what about the Cardinal System? I depend on it for 90% of my reads because my little library rarely has what I want. 4y
alisiakae @Butterfinger my library is usually pretty good. What is the cardinal system? 4y
Butterfinger North Carolina has a library system that connects all the libraries. The books you order are then sent to your home library. 4y
alisiakae @Butterfinger is that different than the inter library loan? Do you have a link, I‘ve never heard about that! I think inter library loans are still suspended through my library due to Covid. 4y
Butterfinger Yes. It is the interlibrary. I access it through my home library's website. I have been able to use it in Mcdowell. When I request a book, I scroll to the top of the long list of libraries and Cardinal is there at the top. I assumed that it was open statewide. I apologise. 4y
alisiakae @Butterfinger I used to use ILL more often, but our library added fees a while back, and then Covid hit, and we‘ve had no access since. But I‘m going to ask about Cardinal next time I visit the library! 4y
alisiakae @Butterfinger and just found the website for it, Mecklenburg county isn‘t on the list. Neither is Wake; I guess the larger library branches don‘t participate. 😫 4y
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Billypar
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#luckystar #MOvember

Careful, don't look directly at it 😎

@Cinfhen

Cinfhen Why have I never heard of this book before??? Sounds amazing #stacked 5y
batsy Well played! And a brilliant book ⭐ 5y
Billypar @Cinfhen I hadn't heard of the book or Lispector until I was looking for stuff to read around the world for @GatheringBooks 's challenge last year. It was okne of my favorite discoveries ☺ 5y
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GatheringBooks awesome!! :) 5y
Billypar @batsy I don't think I remember a single thing about what happens in the book even though I read it last year. I just remember being so invested that I put off sleep to keep reading (not typical for me!) 5y
Cinfhen The beauty of reading challenges!!! Discovering all the new authors 5y
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andrew61
Hour of the Star | Clarice Lispector
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Returned two books to the library this morning in the rain, this short novella being the first which while slight in bulk has, in the character of macabea, bewitched me as she appeared to have done with the narrator rodrigo. Definitely playing with the form of the novel i felt a little bit like the author was toying with my emotions. Definitely a book i will look to buy so i can reread and explore more of the authors work.

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Hour of the Star | Clarice Lispector
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Meanwhile the clouds are white and the sky is all blue. Why so much God. Why not a little for men.

Emilymdxn Love this book so much! 5y
Theaelizabet Loved this book! 5y
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Emilymdxn
Hour of the Star | Clarice Lispector
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Clarice Lispector‘s prose is like nothing else! So much respect for her translators idk how they even try it... this is one of those books where I wasn‘t always completely sure what I was reading, but I got so immersed in her sentences and the ideas I didn‘t care about plot much at all! Lispector and Woolf are the only people who redeem modernism for me.

Liz_M Lispector is brilliant! 5y
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AnimalRiotPress
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Reading The Hour of the Star right now & loving it 🖤

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This dude is a catch.

Suet624 😂😂😂 6y
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Lola
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This is a strange one. I might need to have a fever to properly understand it. I‘m about a quarter of the way through and really curious to see where it‘s going.

Cinfhen I love the cover!!! 6y
Lola @Cinfhen Me, too! 6y
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KellyHunsakerReads
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Reading Brazil today. If you want to read books for every country in the world, please consider joining our group (Reading the World) on Goodreads. #ReadingTheWorld. #Brazil

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Waynegjr
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Well this dedication is... different than most I read.

Lola Right?! So interesting...🤔 6y
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Emilymdxn
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1. Jane Eyre is the only book I actually reread, it‘s my panic attack book 💖

2. I‘m going to stay with a friend who lives in Cambridge! Beautiful place to be on a cold spring weekend

3. This and There There are my two standouts so far

4. Absolutely none unless you count a supernaturally perfect hair flip 😂

5. Sir yes sir

#friyayintro @howjessreads

jenreads7 I love Jane Eyre! 6y
CarolynM I'd love to see that hair- flip!😂 6y
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Leniverse

“Medicine was just to make money and never for love of his profession or of the sick. He was careless and thought poverty was ugly. He worked for the poor while hating having to deal with them. For him they were the rejects of a very high society to which he too didn‘t belong. He knew he was out-of-date with medicine and clinical novelties but it was good enough for poor people.”

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“I write because I have nothing else to do in the world: I was left over and there is no place for me in the world of men. I write because I‘m desperate and I‘m tired, I can no longer bear the routine of being me and if not for the always novelty that is writing, I would die symbolically every day.”

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My review of The Hour of the Star is up on my blog today!

http://www.twohectobooks.com/2018/05/r60-hour-of-star-by-clarice-lispector.html

batsy Great review... Love the line about Macabea's world being small but the edges are sharp. 6y
twohectobooks @batsy thanks so much! 6y
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gregspuches
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May‘s #TBR #readingresolutions • Well into the tagged book and 🧡 it. The two Anita Brookner novels I pulled off the shelves at home and was surprised to find I got halfway through both - must‘ve been years ago. The Doris Lessing has been on my list for a while, while Lisa See has only recently come to my attention and I thought Snow Flower would be the perfect first read. Eileen Chang‘s also been sitting on the shelf too long 😊 #photochallenge

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gregspuches
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Rainy day vibes. More coffee brewing. In love with this book. Writing style reminds me of Marguerite Duras a bit.

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...and as I write I‘m a bit surprised because I discover I have a destiny. Who hasn‘t ever wondered: am I a monster or is this what it means to be a person?

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batsy
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I'm far from well-versed in Brazilian literature, but I hear that Clarice Lispector is one best things about it 😊 I love this book but perhaps predictably where my favourites are concerned, it's not a feel-good or cheerful read 😆

#Brazil #Aprella @Cinfhen @Mdargusch @emilyhaldi @Reviewsbylola

emilyhaldi The more depressing, the better!! 👌🏻 #stacked 7y
readordierachel Cheerfulness is overrated 😂. I have her book of collected short stories but haven't dived in yet. Have you read any of those? 7y
Tamra Still in my nightstand. 😏 7y
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Cathythoughts @ReadOrDieRachel yes I agree cheerfulness is overrated... it‘s great to be cheerful , but it‘s important to acknowledge all the other , more serious feelings in life ... ❤️ (edited) 7y
bnp I read the first story in her collected works, and found it hopeful, but the volume had to go back to the library. Perhaps I should buy an ebook since it's so big. 7y
youneverarrived 😂 this was great! Definitely want to read more by her, I‘ve been looking at her short story collection. She seems like a fascinating person too! 7y
Christine11 I‘m the same - a lot of my favourite books are full of doom and gloom! 😂 This looks really interesting! 🌸 7y
Mdargusch “Cheerfulness is overrated” 😂😂😂 @ReadOrDieRachel 7y
Reviewsbylola I‘ve not heard of this one! 7y
Leftcoastzen Love her , don‘t think I‘ve read that one 7y
Suet624 Well the description of the book sounds like my kind of story! 7y
RohitSawant Didn't know about this! Stacking! Wonderfully said, @Cathythoughts, couldn't agree more. 7y
batsy @emilyhaldi So true! 😂 7y
batsy @ReadOrDieRachel I agree! 😂 But yes, well put, @Cathythoughts those are the books that have the greatest impact on me... 7y
batsy @Christine11 Cheers for doom and gloom ☁️🌩️😁 7y
batsy @Suet624 Yes 😂 7y
batsy @ReadOrDieRachel @bnp I love her short stories. Those cover a range of moods and impressions. They're just unlike short stories as I know them 💙 And yes it's a massive book; I only have the ebook. 7y
batsy @youneverarrived She seems like she really was! I've only read this and the short stories; I'm a fan ❤️ 7y
readinginthedark Yes! The other day, my husband asked me for the name of a “happy” book that was also a favorite, and I couldn‘t think of one that I wouldn‘t at the most consider bittersweet. 😂 7y
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Billypar
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Reading this novella made me feel like I was in a dream state, not because of the particular story told, but how Lispector chose to tell it. It reminded me more of poetry than prose- only 77 pages, but not a single sentence was wasted. How I obtained it is fitting: I had to climb a ladder, and even then struggled to reach it. For me, those experiences add to the mystique..I could wax on and get really corny, but I'll stop there... Just read it 😋

batsy Lovely review, especially the part about how you got it! I love this book... dream state is accurate. 7y
Billypar @batsy I was so mesmerized from start to finish-- if the story somehow ended with me picking out the book from the bookstore, I probably would have just accepted it, lol. 7y
GatheringBooks I was looking (in vain) for an English version of Clarice Lispector‘s books when I was in Santa Catarina and Sao Paolo last year - visited several bookstores but to no avail. I am so glad she found you, ladder and all. :) 7y
Cathythoughts Nicely written, the dream state ❤️❤️❤️ 7y
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Billypar
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So, I've had to extend my stay in Russia a little longer since I chose The Idiot as my first book for #LitWorld2018GB challenge. But with this Strand #bookhaul , my itinerary is a little clearer- I'll be visiting Brazil, Nigeria, Japan and Italy for these. Already booked trips to Canada, Colombia, Iran, India, Sierra Leone, and Belgium. Will be sending you all postcards along the way 😎🌍🛳🛩 @GatheringBooks

Natasha.C.Barnes Italo Calvino!! 😍😍😍 7y
vivastory This is a fantastic haul! 7y
Billypar @Natasha.C.Barnes I've been wanting to read this forever! 7y
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Billypar @vivastory Usually new books go towards the back of my to read queue, but I have a feeling a few of these could jump the line 🙄 7y
Natasha.C.Barnes Have you read any other Calvino? I highly recommend Marcovaldo and Invisible Cities. 7y
Billypar @Natasha.C.Barnes Nope- this will be my first. I'd heard of IOAWNAT and Invisible Cities but not Marcovaldo- I'll have to check those out next- thanks for the recs! 7y
Natasha.C.Barnes @Billypar so I've only read the first bit of IOAWNAT but it's pretty experimental (I like it, but not everyone does), so wanted to let you know that if you hate it, you may still love Marcovaldo--sweet little stories about this Italian family, super funny. 7y
batsy The Hour of the Star is brilliant. Lispector is just on another level. I have an older translation and I think you have the newer one...? I should look it up 😆 7y
batsy Also, I just acquired The Woman in the Dunes and I'll be reading the Achebe this year for litsyclassics 🙂 7y
Leftcoastzen Yay Strand! 7y
Billypar @Natasha.C.Barnes That's good to know- I tend to enjoy experimental stuff, but I appreciate it even more when an author will go experimental for one novel and then still write others that are more character-driven, which sounds true for Marcovaldo. So on that basis Calvino seems to be in my wheelhouse ☺ 7y
Billypar @batsy Oooh....that makes me even more excited for The Hour of the Star. It does say 'new translation by Benjamin Moser' who apparently wrote a biography on Lispector. 7y
Billypar @batsy Excited that we have overlapping reading plans- looking forward to exchanging thoughts on Dunes and Things 😀 7y
Billypar @Leftcoastzen It did not disappoint me today! 😃 7y
GatheringBooks wow!! they all look amazing! i think i‘ve read one marcovaldo, and liked it. safe (lit)travels and happy reading!! 7y
GatheringBooks oh! and i‘ve read if on a winter‘s night two years back and found it gratingly-meandering, so much so that i couldn‘t fully invest in it. 7y
BarbaraBB Lots of books from the #1001books list! 7y
shawnmooney Things Fall Apart ❤️❤️❤️❤️ If On A Winter‘s Night a Traveler ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 7y
Billypar @GatheringBooks Thanks! And 'gratingly - meandering' - love that phrase- it is a good description of a certain kind of book. 7y
Billypar @BarbaraBB @shawnmooney I'm eager to dive into this bunch 😃 7y
GatheringBooks i shared your link to our jan-mar linky! have fun with your reading! :) 7y
Iblu Calvino‘s should be quite a surprise, if the translators have done it justice... 7y
Billypar @GatheringBooks Thanks! 😃 7y
Billypar @Iblu Hope so! Though I'll be a poor judge of whether that's the case, except through what others have written on the translation quality. 7y
Iblu Indeed, I think it‘s a tall order to translate Se una notte... it‘s been some years, but I remember the exercises of style spoke really clearly to a student of Italian literature in terms of references... I‘d be curious to see how the translators worked their magic on that! Must have been rather hard work! 7y
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Leniverse
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Thank you, my #SecretSantaGoesPostal @Izai.Amorim for the #wintersolsticebookexchange gifts! Three books from my extended wish list (excellent choices, sir!) I am really looking forward to these. 😁 And your Berlin curtains photo project is intriguing. I'm curious about the companion work now. (But you could have signed it! 😉😂) Seriously though, I love your choices for me.

batsy Oh wow. Such good books (love the Lispector). The Lace Curtains of Berlin sounds fascinating... Is it a photo book? 🙂 7y
Izai.Amorim I‘m very glad (and relieved) that you like the books!!! Wish you a merry Christmas! 7y
Leniverse @batsy It appears to be the companion work to a novel where one of the characters, as a hobby, photographs windows with lace curtains all over Berlin. And this book shows his collection. 😂 It's my kind of bonkers. I need the novel now. 7y
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batsy That does sound wonderful! 👍 7y
erzascarletbookgasm Excellent choice of books! 7y
Izai.Amorim @Leniverse If you have kindle I can gladly mail you a copy of The Games. 7y
Leniverse @Izai.Amorim I have, yes! That would be excellent. You can email me on Leni.iversen at gmail 7y
Izai.Amorim @Leniverse Done. I hope you won‘t be disappointed. It‘s not an easy book. (edited) 7y
Leniverse @Izai.Amorim That sounds like my favourite kind! 7y
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@Leetha_rose It seems you have successfully found the week spots on my bookshelfes. 😂 I think the only Brasilian author I have read so far is Paulo Coelho. So this is a perfect choise for me! 😊 Thank you so much! #SummerSantaGoesPostal

Leetha_rose Yeay! I just bought this copy in Portuguese and am planning to start it soon! I love Clarice Lispector (but have only read some of her short stories)! 7y
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Düşünmek sonuç gerektirmez: kendi içinde bir amaç olabilir yalnızca. Ben kelimeler olmadan düşünürüm, hiçbir şey üzerine düşünürüm. Hayatımı altüst eden şey ise yazmak...

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Pickpick

This book was more of a prose poem than a novel and if it had been a long book I probably would've gotten extremely frustrated with it. But everything in it was very sharp, and I can't help feeling curious about Lispector's other work.

batsy Lispector 😍 I've only read this (in an older translation) and the short stories... I find her writing fascinating. 7y
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twohectobooks

Wanted to read a shorter book to gain ground with my "blog reading" but it backfired. I've been stalled at the last few pages of this book because I know I won't have time to review it when I've finished reading it. Gah.

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twohectobooks

Who hasn't ever wondered: am I a monster or is this what it means to be a person?

batsy This book ❤️ 7y
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All the world began with a yes. One molecule said yes to another molecule and life was born.

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Before this typist showed up in my life, I was a man who was even a bit contented, despite my meager success in literature. Things were somehow so good that they could go very bad because fully mature things rot.

Notafraidofwords I read this in college and I still remember it so distinctly. 8y
prowlix @Notafraidofwords her language did take a little getting used to but I'm really liking it. My library has her collected works and I may need to request it soon 8y
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Cheer! 🍻Mini library haul and a tallboy brew! I cannot express how glad I am today is over and it's Friday! Let the weekend begin!

#booksandbrews

britt_brooke Cheers! 🍻 8y
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andrew61

I love characters reading books in novels and always try and hunt them down. One crime novel by val macdermid had a hero looking at his deceased dads bookshelf and the subsequent reads i found were great. This was mentioned in the sara baume book i was lauding yesterday and it looks really interesting but its not in library and at 96 pages i think ill be trying to find a 2nd hand version - anyone read it and is it worth the hunt!!!

saresmoore It's new to me, but it sounds amazing! 8y
andrew61 @saresmoore it does look good and at 96 pages wouldn't take long to read. 8y
Lindy Readers I trust swear by Clarice Lispector, but so far I've only read a short piece of her writing in an anthology - enough to understand what the fuss is about. 8y
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