Hola, soy española y no entiendo del todo el inglés, pero tú comentario me parece muy acertado y pone voz opinión sobre este estupendo libto que no he terminado aún pero que ardo en deseos de conocer el final. Sobre el principio tengo que decir que me pasó lo mismo pero seguí leyendo porque me lo recomendó una persona muy fiable para mí en cuestión de literatura. Es también psicoanalista como tú. Gracias.
I’m glad you recommended this. I started awhile ago and have been slow going after the first 50 pages, opting for some other books as I consider it. Your review convinced me to go back to it
@@justjuanreader Ok Juan I finally finished! Gosh - I can't remember the last time I was this mixed on a book. It's so deeply perceptive, so achingly funny, and the characterizations are so dense and mult-faceted, but as you said here it does a lot of telling. As its regimented descriptions of rituals and processes and personalities mounted, I got less enamored with it, even as there are individual passages so truthful they made my spine tingle. You mentioned this too, but I didn't love the structure of the book. It seemed too preoccupied with spacing out and layering hints and puzzle pieces of the characters past trauma, often diverging from something I was more interested in for an event that was pre-determined(and pre-teased!). It was a very good book, but so close to transcendent that I can't help feel disappointed in these little writing mishaps. I think it works best as a perceptive satire of our bullshit American culture and a portrayal of complicated modern marriage, and not as much a generation spanning Steinbeckian Saga. I would still highly recommend it.
Me salieron dos reseñas se este libro hoy en mi feed. ¿Es una señal? 😂 gracias por la reseña! Gracias (o por culpa haha) de tu canal y de los gustos similares mi TBR está aumentando..🫠
Just being honest! Btw I have been watching your psychoanalysis-related videos and have, as a consequence, developed an interest in studying it. Would it be possible to get in touch with you?
Juan makes me feel like I’m discussing books over coffee with a friend
Hola, soy española y no entiendo del todo el inglés, pero tú comentario me parece muy acertado y pone voz opinión sobre este estupendo libto que no he terminado aún pero que ardo en deseos de conocer el final. Sobre el principio tengo que decir que me pasó lo mismo pero seguí leyendo porque me lo recomendó una persona muy fiable para mí en cuestión de literatura. Es también psicoanalista como tú. Gracias.
I’m glad you recommended this. I started awhile ago and have been slow going after the first 50 pages, opting for some other books as I consider it. Your review convinced me to go back to it
I hope the rest of the book changes for the better! In my experience the opening was rough but it’s a book I’m still thinking on :)
@@justjuanreader Ok Juan I finally finished! Gosh - I can't remember the last time I was this mixed on a book. It's so deeply perceptive, so achingly funny, and the characterizations are so dense and mult-faceted, but as you said here it does a lot of telling. As its regimented descriptions of rituals and processes and personalities mounted, I got less enamored with it, even as there are individual passages so truthful they made my spine tingle. You mentioned this too, but I didn't love the structure of the book. It seemed too preoccupied with spacing out and layering hints and puzzle pieces of the characters past trauma, often diverging from something I was more interested in for an event that was pre-determined(and pre-teased!). It was a very good book, but so close to transcendent that I can't help feel disappointed in these little writing mishaps. I think it works best as a perceptive satire of our bullshit American culture and a portrayal of complicated modern marriage, and not as much a generation spanning Steinbeckian Saga. I would still highly recommend it.
@@moviehusbands completely agree, I think it’s a funny satire and has moments of heartfelt greatness!
Me salieron dos reseñas se este libro hoy en mi feed. ¿Es una señal? 😂 gracias por la reseña! Gracias (o por culpa haha) de tu canal y de los gustos similares mi TBR está aumentando..🫠
Justamente ahora por ti estoy leyendo The Curfew 😱 wow!!!
You are handsome :)
😅 you’re way too kind!
Just being honest! Btw I have been watching your psychoanalysis-related videos and have, as a consequence, developed an interest in studying it. Would it be possible to get in touch with you?