I read almost everything from her in my early twenties and loved every bit. As you said, she's an author to be read slowly. The Chandelier, her second novel, is even denser. I was going too fast the first time I began reading it, so I had to slow down. It took me one month, but it paid the effort. If you ask me what is it about, I don't even know-it's about existence, things, the air... She is an experience.
Ooooh! That’s awesome! I can’t wait to read more of her and yes! Once I slowed her down to about 10 pages at a time, I was able to coast along with her writing.
Just finished reading this today and instantly became one of my favorites! I think you summed it up really well with describing the book as poetic and dense. There were multiple instances I ended up underlining 3 full pages lol. As soon as I got to the end I had the desire to start it all over again. I love knowing it has so much re reading value and so many themes to chew on and contemplate. Great video! I was also struggling a bit to articulate what exactly I read so your explanations were helpful! Cheers!
Just finished this book today. Extremely challenging at times and was hard to try and dissect a lot of passages but I'm glad to have a degree of familiarity with a lot of moments and was surprised at some of the revelations that came to me with this book. However, to keep a sharp mind whilst reading this book was a challenge near the end so I ended up resigning to just letting the words flow over me without meaning - which was still rewarding because her prose is so enchanting. I will read this again and will take it slower in the last 50 pages next time
Oh gosh, I need to read more Lispector ! I read The Hour of the Star last year, and it’s everything you said about Wild Heart. Pure brilliance, I could have sat with each of her sentences for an hour letting them resonate.
I absolutely loved this book, "the freedom she sometimes felt. It didn't come from clear reflections, but a state that seemed to be made of perceptions too organic to be formulated as thoughts." pg.35 Literally every page had a gem of a sentence that I couldn't help to underline, sometimes the whole page. I feel that the egg imagery and the submerging underwater is Joana expressing that she maybe wants to be born again, to be made fresh and new, this life that she is currently leading isn't good enough, she wants out. She desires to be seen amongst individuals who can't see past flesh. Her imagination is so developed that to express even an ounce of the unseen to someone, would make her feel, for lack of a better word, stupid. Great review Alana.
Whew yes! So many amazing experts in this book! You really have to sit and marinate in it 😍 Love you take on the egg and water imagery! You’re right! Joana is just on another level. And thank you!
Have you read The Hour of the Star? I picked it up a couple weeks ago and it’s still eating away at me. I’d never read anything like it…there’s such a haunting quality to her words. Can’t wait to dig into this one!
Challenge accepted 🙌 I've never heard about this author but you have me hyped up to read this one. I love how you keep introducing me to so many authors that I would never venture to read on my own🤗💕 Great Review love.
Alana, first of all: I just loved your review and probably i'm gonna spend some time watching your reviews later. As a brazilian person, I've heard a lot about Clarice Lispector when I was in Highschool, even though I started reading her last year and I just feel exactly the same thought you shared: She is a GENIUS. Last week I read "Agua Viva"(which I guess is her shorter book) and I am here to indicate you this reading. Actually, to challenge you, because this book is a challenge. This dense stream of conciousness is a MASTERPIECE. It's bigger than words could describe. Even being a hard book, I really do believe that you're going to love the experience as I did. Thanks for the amazing video! Hope see you talking more about her
I you want something lighter and fluffier but still good writing, I would recommend some of the newer Japanese fiction out there. I recently read two really nice books.Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagosawa and Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami. I highly recommend them!!
I actually read her last novel, “A Breath of Life” first. I just could not believe what I was reading, I opened the book every night and just had to soak it all in. There’s no one else like her.
Really late, but I wanted to comment that I tried reading Lispector like 15 years ago and it felt like hitting my head against a wall (cursed eggs, what does it mean!?). Your commentary gives me hope that I may try reading her again and finally enjoy and understand her better.
ahhh so glad you got to this! reading Lispector is a religion, mean to be revisited over and over again. if you enjoyed this, i say RUN to The Passion According to G.H., which is getting a film adaptation this year! this book changed me 💫
Does she write in French? I'll be done with Histoires de la nuit pretty soon, and after that it'll be Se perdre, so starting sometime in June I'll need another good French novel. I'm really improving as a reader of French, and obviously I'm proud of that fact. Thx for the review - enjoyed.
It’s translated from the Portuguese! Though I’m sure there may be a French translation out there somewhere. That’s so cool! I need to brush up on my Spanish.
@@alanaestelle2076 Yes, of course - I should have been paying closer attention. You said she was from Brazil - my bad. Quite possibly I'll read a few Balzac when the time comes in June. Thx Alana
Can you please review Is Mother Dead? It was part of the International Booker 2023. It's a translation from Norwegian. (I made a mistake Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov, won).
I just got Hour of the Star by CL I'm hesitant to read it because I know I will love it, if only we new when we will die, the final glass of wine the final book
Girl Clarice is a enchantress. She can describe and explain feelings that are impossible to express. A true genius.
She is!!! 😍
I read The Passion According to G. H. as my first read by her and was absolutely awestruck and mind blown. She truly was a genius.
Definitely a genius! Can’t wait to read more from her!
I read almost everything from her in my early twenties and loved every bit. As you said, she's an author to be read slowly. The Chandelier, her second novel, is even denser. I was going too fast the first time I began reading it, so I had to slow down. It took me one month, but it paid the effort. If you ask me what is it about, I don't even know-it's about existence, things, the air... She is an experience.
Ooooh! That’s awesome! I can’t wait to read more of her and yes! Once I slowed her down to about 10 pages at a time, I was able to coast along with her writing.
Just finished reading this today and instantly became one of my favorites! I think you summed it up really well with describing the book as poetic and dense. There were multiple instances I ended up underlining 3 full pages lol. As soon as I got to the end I had the desire to start it all over again. I love knowing it has so much re reading value and so many themes to chew on and contemplate. Great video! I was also struggling a bit to articulate what exactly I read so your explanations were helpful! Cheers!
Thanks for watching! Yes, Lispector is hard to pin down, in a good way!
Just finished this book today. Extremely challenging at times and was hard to try and dissect a lot of passages but I'm glad to have a degree of familiarity with a lot of moments and was surprised at some of the revelations that came to me with this book. However, to keep a sharp mind whilst reading this book was a challenge near the end so I ended up resigning to just letting the words flow over me without meaning - which was still rewarding because her prose is so enchanting. I will read this again and will take it slower in the last 50 pages next time
yes! She is a veyr demanding writer and I didn't catch everything either, but it was still so good!
Oh gosh, I need to read more Lispector ! I read The Hour of the Star last year, and it’s everything you said about Wild Heart. Pure brilliance, I could have sat with each of her sentences for an hour letting them resonate.
Ooh I need to read more of her too! 😍 YES! I had to do the same thing - such intelligent writing!
I absolutely loved this book, "the freedom she sometimes felt. It didn't come from clear reflections, but a state that seemed to be made of perceptions too organic to be formulated as thoughts." pg.35
Literally every page had a gem of a sentence that I couldn't help to underline, sometimes the whole page.
I feel that the egg imagery and the submerging underwater is Joana expressing that she maybe wants to be born again, to be made fresh and new, this life that she is currently leading isn't good enough, she wants out. She desires to be seen amongst individuals who can't see past flesh. Her imagination is so developed that to express even an ounce of the unseen to someone, would make her feel, for lack of a better word, stupid.
Great review Alana.
Whew yes! So many amazing experts in this book! You really have to sit and marinate in it 😍
Love you take on the egg and water imagery! You’re right! Joana is just on another level.
And thank you!
Have you read The Hour of the Star? I picked it up a couple weeks ago and it’s still eating away at me. I’d never read anything like it…there’s such a haunting quality to her words. Can’t wait to dig into this one!
I haven’t read it yet but I plan to eventually read all of her works! She truly was a remarkable and unique writer! Such an artist!
Challenge accepted 🙌 I've never heard about this author but you have me hyped up to read this one. I love how you keep introducing me to so many authors that I would never venture to read on my own🤗💕 Great Review love.
Oooh would love to hear your thoughts on Lispector! 😍 Aw thanks! 🤗
Yeah Lispector is on another level. I’ve been rationing all her works, because they always require a lot of energy to consume, despite their length
She is and agreed! She’s like taking your brain to the gym haha
Alana, first of all: I just loved your review and probably i'm gonna spend some time watching your reviews later.
As a brazilian person, I've heard a lot about Clarice Lispector when I was in Highschool, even though I started reading her last year and I just feel exactly the same thought you shared: She is a GENIUS. Last week I read "Agua Viva"(which I guess is her shorter book) and I am here to indicate you this reading. Actually, to challenge you, because this book is a challenge. This dense stream of conciousness is a MASTERPIECE. It's bigger than words could describe.
Even being a hard book, I really do believe that you're going to love the experience as I did.
Thanks for the amazing video! Hope see you talking more about her
Thank you so much!!! ❤️
She really is a genius and I plan to eventually make I through all over her works 🙌🏼
I you want something lighter and fluffier but still good writing, I would recommend some of the newer Japanese fiction out there. I recently read two really nice books.Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagosawa and Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami. I highly recommend them!!
Oooooh I have Strange Weather in Tokyo on my shelf!
I actually read her last novel, “A Breath of Life” first. I just could not believe what I was reading, I opened the book every night and just had to soak it all in. There’s no one else like her.
She really is phenomenal! I can't wait to read more of her!
I really need to finally read some Lispector!
You do!!
Alrighty then! Sold! Thanks for introducing me to this new to me author.
Whoooo! I hope you enjoy!
Nice review! Have you read Agua Viva? Another brilliant book.
Thank you! Not yet but I plan to read more of her at some point!
Sold, thank you! also that cover is so good!
Yes!! And yes this cover is good!
I have heard so many interesting takes on this author. Excellent analysis!
Thank you!
Really late, but I wanted to comment that I tried reading Lispector like 15 years ago and it felt like hitting my head against a wall (cursed eggs, what does it mean!?). Your commentary gives me hope that I may try reading her again and finally enjoy and understand her better.
Lispector is like a code that needs to be decoded haha. Just gotta wait until the right time 👌🏼
you're going to make me abandon my whole TBR and just read the books you review 😩--you're great at selling a good book
I have no regrets 😂
ahhh so glad you got to this! reading Lispector is a religion, mean to be revisited over and over again.
if you enjoyed this, i say RUN to The Passion According to G.H., which is getting a film adaptation this year! this book changed me 💫
Lispector is one of a kind!
I haven’t heard of that title! I’ll have to check it out. So much to read, so little time lol
Does she write in French? I'll be done with Histoires de la nuit pretty soon, and after that it'll be Se perdre, so starting sometime in June I'll need another good French novel. I'm really improving as a reader of French, and obviously I'm proud of that fact. Thx for the review - enjoyed.
It’s translated from the Portuguese! Though I’m sure there may be a French translation out there somewhere. That’s so cool! I need to brush up on my Spanish.
@@alanaestelle2076 Yes, of course - I should have been paying closer attention. You said she was from Brazil - my bad. Quite possibly I'll read a few Balzac when the time comes in June. Thx Alana
Can you please review Is Mother Dead? It was part of the International Booker 2023. It's a translation from Norwegian. (I made a mistake Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov, won).
It’s not currently on my list to read 😅 I actually rarely pay attention to the prizes and just read things as I’m able to, if they pique my interest.
I just got Hour of the Star by CL I'm hesitant to read it because I know I will love it, if only we new when we will die, the final glass of wine the final book
I definitely need to read more Lispector!
This was my first of Clarice and you’ll be spellbound
Added to my list!!
🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Imagino uma estadunidense tentando entender a Clarice Lispector. "O óbvio é a verdade mais difícil de se enxergar." Clarice Lispector
Books can transcend country…
@@alanaestelle2076 Ok !