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As You Read - Thoughts on Doña Inés vs. Oblivion
By Cait · 15 posts · 7 views
By Cait · 15 posts · 7 views
last updated May 21, 2018 02:10AM
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I was unable to finish this book which is rare for me, and unfortunate given the scarcity of books by Venezuelan authors that have been translated into English (this is the only one written by a woman, as far as I can tell). While I try to be open to different viewpoints, spending many hours in the head of a blatantly racist/colonialist narrator was a bit much for me. In addition, I felt the book was poorly written overall. Intergenerational sagas can be tough to pull off in general, but this bo
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I just can’t with this book. The racist attitude towards South American slaves, the narrator’s haughty and lengthy rambles, the petty attention to detail... it just couldn’t engage me. I don’t think you have to like all the characters you read about, but I couldn’t tell the author’s intent with this and I feel like I was asked to be complicit in policies I have no agreement with. I really wanted to read this to learn more about Venezuelan history but I feel like most of what I read was a petty i
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