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Los años by Annie Ernaux

catniv's review against another edition

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3.0

Me and the Nobel prize committee will recommend Annie Ernaux to anyone.
I know this is the peak of her collective history/autofiction thing BUT personally I prefer her shorter books that focus on a specific thing more. Passion simple, l’événement, la femme gelée, regarde les lumières mon amour all do this incredible cultural-history-through-her-own- life in a way that feels more precise. They offer her perspective on having a crush, being a slut, supermarkets, the inevitable trap of domesticity etc, in a way that feels raw and relatable. But this one felt less accessible and more indulgent in boomer exceptionalism.
I just didn’t love it as much so I’m more recommending the others than hating on this one.

kelsseym's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced

4.25

fleingall's review against another edition

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inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced

4.0

Tba

haleyhodge's review against another edition

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5.0

one of the most amazing books i’ve ever read. this lady won the nobel prize for a reason.

cwalsh's review against another edition

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3.0

After inhaling Simple Passion, this book took me what seemed like absolute ages to get through. There's no doubt in my mind that this is an impressive feat that has its moments of beauty, but more often than not it felt so cold and emotionless.

jackcnichols's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

taetris's review against another edition

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3.0

Es ist schwierig, kurz zusammenzufassen, um was es in diesem Buch geht. Ernaux erzählt von ihrem Leben, von frühester Kindheit bis in die damalige Gegenwart. Dabei ordnet sie alles zeitlich gemeinsam mit dem weltpolitischen Geschehen ein und spricht über ihre Reaktionen darauf.

Sie verwendet die Technik, von sich selbst in der dritten Person Singular zu sprechen, eezählt aber immer wieder auch in der dritten Person Plural.

Ernaux ist ganz offensichtlich extrem intelligent und hat sich zu vielen Themen tiefgründige, oft interessante Gedanken gemacht, die sie eloquent erzählt. Dabei schriebt sie über so manche Empfindungen, in der ich mich wiedererkannte und andere, die absolut fremd waren. Sie seht sehr offen mit Tabuthemen um und erzählt etwa von einer Abtreibung, die sie durchführen ließ.

rio_sky's review against another edition

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reflective

4.5

bellieglass's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

5.0

dianavd05's review against another edition

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emotional funny informative lighthearted reflective slow-paced

5.0