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pickI captured this best early on. I wrote: “I'm really enjoying this on audio so far. These stories. Each one the narrator is looking you straight in the eye, speaking in full confidence, clear, rebellious and defiant, no matter how crazy they get. It's a wonderful series of studies of the desire for rebellion against the confines of life, the intent and act, and the inevitable compromises."
85 stories in 23 hrs. They evolve from there.
My next audiobook book. I‘ve wanted to read Clarice Lispector for a while, but not sure this is right place to begin, 85 stories in a 23-hour collection. I loved the first story.
It's time for #two4tuesday on Wednesday! @TheSpineView
Thanks for the tag @Blackink_WhitePaper
1. The tagged for Brazil's #foodandlit month. Luckily it was a collection of stories so it felt less daunting. About 650 pages.
2. I absolutely put them off. The "longest book on my TBR" was one of two prompts I didn't finish last year. I like the joy of reading 3 books/stories more than one long one. Anything over 550 feels especially daunting.
My #FabulousFebruary reading Sunday was short stories:
Sturdy lanterns and ladders by Malka Older in the online anthology in the photo
and
O delirio (The fever dream) by Clarice Lispector from the tagged book.
pickThere's something here for everyone, so while I didn't love all 85 of them, I liked enough to call it a pick. I did this on audio so each story has a different narrator than the last (7 people overall) which helped to audibly note the change of story if I zoned out on one or needed to skip through (which only happened a few times). Arranged chronologically, the stories' themes change as Lispecter ages and goes through life. I enjoyed most of ⬇️
I found this interesting article on Clarice Lispector in the NYT. Anyone planning on reading one of her books this month? My library doesn‘t have any, but I may still try to track down at least one short story if I can find them translated into English. #foodandlit #brazil
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/18/obituaries/clarice-lispector-overlooked.html?...
I'm planning on starting this in January as part of #foodandlit, though I don't plan to finish it for many months.
Doing a year-long+ buddy read on Library Thing. Planning one story/week.
@butterfinger, @texreader
For anyone visiting Brazil in January as part of #FoodandLit with @Butterfinger and @Texreader i came across this article on LitHub about Clarice Lispector: https://lithub.com/clarice-lispectors-son-on-the-personal-politics-of-his-mother...
“What is a horse? It is freedom so indomitable that it becomes useless to imprison it to serve man: it lets itself be domesticated but with a simple movement...it shows that its innermost nature is forever wild and limpid and free.
The form of the horse represents what is best in the human being. I have a horse inside me that rarely manifests itself. But when I see another horse then mine express itself. Its form speaks.“
I picked up A Breath of Life by Clarice Lispector in Portugal last year and immediately connected with her work in a way that doesn‘t happen as often for me anymore. I‘m working through her complete stories and finding myself connecting very much with the women in these stories. She seemed like such a fabulous person.
bailedI loved her novel Near to the Wild Heart, but I just can‘t get into these stories.
There are a bunch of big-ass books in this house that need to get read. (Day #24 of #riotgrams is oversized books.)
Short stories are perfect for gongfu sessions! Convenient breaks between stories for brewing. Lispector pairs well with great #tea, and seems to be eyeballing my gaiwan ~~~ #BooksAndTea
Great first line. Also, the hero is a basset hound. ❤️
#junebookbugs day 13
Feel reticent to comment on the subject of #attractiveauthors , especially where female writers are concerned. That said, Lispector was legendarily stunning, as the sleeve photo here shows (the nature of the Gregory quote below it, btw, is exactly the sort of thing I don't feel qualified to engage in).
#aprilbookshowers day 7 - #womenintranslation
Was either this or the Krohn collection, and I figured I was better of posting something I hadn't even started rather than something I'd let get away from me.
A bewitching, beguiling, complicated, and inscrutable collection of stories. It's hard to write about Lispector because she's one of the most intriguing prose stylists I've ever read, and also because there is a sense of mysticism and enchantment in her stories. Lispector pushes against the limits of language to transcend human reasoning; the results are sometimes bizarre and often exhilarating. #readathonstories @Liberty
#marchintoreading I hope this counts as a #crazycover I love wraparound covers, and the pink converging lines add a cool aspect. I've been slowly working my way through this mammoth collection of stories.
#Riotgrams day 13 - pink
What started out as a surpisingly restrictive condition served as a reminder that I really need to catch up on this collection. Love a good #shortstory, but I tend to get distracted by all those big, beefy novels.
Working my way through this gigantic collection after not being able to pass up this gorgeous edition by #NewDirections. Been wanting to read her novels for a long time...
"Everything in the world began with a yes. One molecule said yes to another molecule and life was born."
pick"Mama, before she got married, according to Aunt Emília, was a firecracker ... with thoughts of her own about liberty and equality for women. But then along came Papa, very serious ... with thoughts of his own about … liberty and equality for women. The trouble was in the coinciding subject matter."
Let me confess my long-time literary girl crush on Clarice Lispector. She was scary beautiful and said to be personally intimidating, qualities that have seemingly infected her prose. Supposedly, a friend of hers advised readers: "Be careful with Clarice. It is not literature. It is witchcraft."
