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La media naranja
El amor y la muerte unidos por la ironía del autor, este relato ha sido publicado originalmente en la "Revista de España" en 1869.
57 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 23, 2014
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March 7, 2019
This novella is, in some ways, stupid and ridiculous. It's about a poor poet who falls in love with a rich widow, which is fine as far as it goes except that the poet would be considered a stalker and a creeper by modern standards. And, (I'm carefully avoiding spoilers here) the widow makes him prove his love in a way that is unacceptable. If you ever have a girl or boyfriend who asks you to prove you love in the same way you should immediately break up.
What kind of saves it is the humorous touch of the author's voice, letting us know we aren't to take it too seriously. He even goes so far as to admit that the widow's test was "extrana, absurda, inverosimil" and "imposible." Also, I liked that La Media Naranja uses a relatively simple vocabulary and is easy to read even though Spanish is not my first language. This is a very good little book for brushing up on your Spanish.
What kind of saves it is the humorous touch of the author's voice, letting us know we aren't to take it too seriously. He even goes so far as to admit that the widow's test was "extrana, absurda, inverosimil" and "imposible." Also, I liked that La Media Naranja uses a relatively simple vocabulary and is easy to read even though Spanish is not my first language. This is a very good little book for brushing up on your Spanish.
April 20, 2024
La historia es predecible; los personajes, planos; la resolución del conflicto, ridícula y la prosa, recargada a más no poder. Odié el exceso de descripciones, el esfuerzo del escritor por justificar cada una de las acciones de los personajes y el simplismo con el que surge el amor (casi me sentía leyendo un guion de Disney ambientado en 1900) No obstante me gustan los finales felices, por absurdos que sean; y había una que otra frase rescatable, así que se gana sus 1.5 estrellas.
July 30, 2024
Corto, el final me gustó, pero tal vez sea por qué no estoy acostumbrado a leer romance. Me inspiro sensaciones, lo cual es lo que busca toda obra, por eso 4 estrellas .
La prosa no es mala cómo eh vistos que dicen otras reseñas.
Lectura rápida, recomendada.
La prosa no es mala cómo eh vistos que dicen otras reseñas.
Lectura rápida, recomendada.
November 19, 2019
Bastante simple y cursi, una novela sin emoción, alegría o llanto
January 29, 2023
!Qué bonito! Me ha gustado mucho.
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