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The Passion According to G.H.
The Passion According to G.H.
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Start date
March 1, 2018
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March 31, 2018
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Contender for the 2018 RT Tournament of Books, Round B

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What Members Thought

Sarah
Dec 18, 2017 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: under-200-pages, women-writers, translation, read-in-2017, novella
This book centers on G.H., a Brazilian sculptor, who experiences an epiphany after killing a cockroach. G.H., largely just the monogram on a suitcase, enters the surprisingly pristine room of her maid to find the maid has drawn three large figures on the wall. That mural and the dry, clean state of the room makes G.H. see the maid as an independent person who in fact holds her in contempt.

It’s all up- or downhill from there, depending on your point of view. G.H. slams the wardrobe door on a hal ...more
7 likes ·   · see review
Joey Anderson
Mar 10, 2018 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
I wouldn't recommend this novel to anyone unless you desired to read about the disintegration of a women's personality. The novel is maddening and it is difficult to decide what happens and what does not.

It's irritating, but many people seem to love it. I don't. ...more
2 likes ·   · see review
Lauren
Mar 03, 2018 rated it it was ok
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Cait
Mar 11, 2018 rated it liked it
Shelves: owned, 1001, ebook, read-in-2018
Review to come - I just need to sleep on it.
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Erika
Dec 25, 2008 marked it as to-read
Elise
Jul 31, 2013 rated it it was ok
Shelves: fiction, 1960s, translated, read-in-2013, women
Liz M
Dec 18, 2015 marked it as own  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: __read
Karen Michele Burns
Feb 03, 2016 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 1001-books-completed
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Dec 19, 2017 marked it as to-read
Heather(Gibby)
Jan 16, 2018 marked it as to-read
Shelves: 1001-to-read
Dianne
Feb 24, 2018 rated it really liked it
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Wendy
Apr 08, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Jen
Jun 02, 2020 marked it as to-read
Shelves: atw-globetrotter, 1001-books, wit, bucket-list
Genia Lukin
Apr 26, 2021 rated it did not like it
Shelves: 1001-books, other
Nike
Jan 24, 2022 marked it as to-read
Gerard
Jul 03, 2025 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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