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Author: Anamaria
La ridícula idea de no volver a verte
La ridícula idea de no volver a verte
Cuando Rosa Montero leyó el maravilloso diario que Marie Curie comenzó tras la muerte de su esposo, incluido al final de este libro, sintió que la historia de esa mujer fascinante le llenaba la cabeza de ideas y emociones. La ridícula idea de no volver a verte nació de ese incendio de palabras, de ese vertiginoso torbellino: «Éste es un libro sobre la vida apasionado y alegre, sentimental y burlón.»
Finished reading: January 2014
Ruminations:
I truly enjoyed this book in which Rosa Montera works through the death of her husband, while exploring the life of Marie Curie, also a widow. She touches on a number of topics – grief, relations between men and women, feminism, courage, happiness, love, memory – with subtelty and insight. Recommended!
My favorite passages
…supongo que hace falta vivir mucho, y lograr aprender de lo vivido, para llegar a comprender que no hay nada tan importante ni tan espléndido como el canto de una niña bajo una higuera.
Blue Nights
Blue Nights
A work of stunning frankness about losing a daughter. Richly textured with bits of her own childhood and married life with her husband, John Gregory Dunne, and daughter, Quintana Roo, this new book by Joan Didion examines her thoughts, fears, and doubts regarding having children, illness, and growing old.
Finished reading: January 2014
A Year of Magical Thinking
A Year of Magical Thinking
From one of America's iconic writers, a stunning book of electric honesty and passion. Joan Didion explores an intensely personal yet universal experience: a portrait of a marriage--and a life, in good times and bad--that will speak to anyone who has ever loved a husband or wife or child.
Finished reading: January 2014
I read this and experienced the relief you feel when you realize someone else knows exactly how you are feeling.
Happy 30th birthday, Mac! From my LCIII bought in 1993 to the MacBook Air I use today, I’ve loved every Mac I’ve owned.