Le pato reviewed Notes of a Crocodile by Miaojin Qiu
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4 stars
It's hard to express how I feel about this book. I usually use other people's words to describe art, but I can do so to describe my feelings.
There are many segments of the book filled with raw emotion, and self-hatred, in which the main character can't understand herself, and in turn, can't understand others.
And on the side, we have the segments of a crocodile hiding under human skin, in a world full of crocodile delirium.
The parts I like the most and feel sad about the most are the ones in which I can recognize my own thoughts and feelings. Knowing about the author's passing makes it even sadder.
In the end, I can't help to think many aspects of the book are probably lost in my lack of context. I would love to be able to read it again in a few years, if possible in its …
It's hard to express how I feel about this book. I usually use other people's words to describe art, but I can do so to describe my feelings.
There are many segments of the book filled with raw emotion, and self-hatred, in which the main character can't understand herself, and in turn, can't understand others.
And on the side, we have the segments of a crocodile hiding under human skin, in a world full of crocodile delirium.
The parts I like the most and feel sad about the most are the ones in which I can recognize my own thoughts and feelings. Knowing about the author's passing makes it even sadder.
In the end, I can't help to think many aspects of the book are probably lost in my lack of context. I would love to be able to read it again in a few years, if possible in its native language.