Amora: An Anthology of Stories by Natalia Borges Polesso

john Anderson: i like book because it’s nice

United Kingdom on Jul 22, 2023

Jaqueline Ferraz: "Alguns lugares existem para que possamos revisitar memórias em templos e para que possamos dizer que há mesmo templos para guardar memórias."

Li a versão em português, mas não está mais disponível aqui.
São histórias de mulheres diversas que amam outras mulheres, sejam jovens ou idosas, de forma livre ou escondida, há muito amor, desejo, entrega, culpa, companheirismo. Mulheres perdidas ou que se encontraram, famílias que acolhem ou que desviam os olhos, filhas, netas, sobrinhas, amigas. A autora sabe como prender sua atenção desde o começo, suas histórias começam de um jeito irresistível. Eu gostei tanto de todos os contos daqui que nem sei explicar, tem alguma coisa na escrita dela que ressoa em mim, que me pega de jeito. Embora tenha gostado de todos os contos, alguns de meus preferidos são "Não desmaia Eduarda", "Botinas", "Marília acorda", "As tias" e "Tia Marga" (o que mostra que tenho uma queda por histórias de famílias).

Brazil on Mar 12, 2023

Wjones40: The author repeats scenes to build up the word count, several pages are just repetitions of the pages (sometimes page) before, or worse the previous paragraph gets repeated over and over and over and over again. (If you thought the last sentence was great writing you will love this book.)

United States on Jan 01, 2022

Sir John Thomas, OBE: This book must surely be a candidate, if not hot favourite, for the bore of the century. Meaningless, dreary, pretentious drivel.

Canada on Nov 25, 2021

Alex Bressler: This is a short story collection featuring messy, toxic, and incredibly realistic queer women. Polesso truly knows how to make characters feel real and with this collection she captures the breadth and diversity in our community. The stories all flow well together; it's well balanced. It's divided into two parts "Big and Juicy" for longer short stories and "Short and Tart" for more flash fiction style. I do think "Big and Juicy" was stronger.

My favorite stories were "Grandma, Are You a Lesbian?", "Marilia Wakes Up", "Amora", "Wasskerkur, Or a Couple Reasons Not to Hate Rainy Days", and "Profanation".

United States on Aug 29, 2021

Kylie: I'm somewhat conflicted on this collection of stories. Many of the short stories are very well written—unique characters in a variety of interesting situations with rich worlds and poetic (but not pretentious) narrations. Many of them are darker/bleaker than I would have liked, but they are still well done. I particularly enjoyed "Grandma, are you a lesbian?," "Flor," "Amora," "Aunties," and "Aunt Betty."

However, every few stories one would crop up that was just.... dull. Or extremely wordy. Many of these felt like they failed to go anywhere (some are simply slice of life, but others fall short of even that) or failed to reach their full potential. Towards the end of the novel there are a number of one to two page stories that were so far abstracted they became disconnected from the rest of the collection and honestly, rather forgettable. It was a sour note to end on.

United States on Jul 21, 2021

Linda summerville: She has the ability to express emotions we all have but are too deep
In them to even try explaining. It is accurate without digress ing into discussing the act of physical love. That is left to the readers to imagine.

United States on May 14, 2021

Kush: I will just say to give it a try and u won't regret

India on Apr 25, 2021

angela: Este fue un regalo, la compra fue rápida y en ese momento ya lo tenía

Mexico on Aug 06, 2020

Mindo'ermatter: Excellent writing that draws the reader into the feelings and emotional tensions of each storyline!

Thirty-five uniques stories of relationships between women of all ages and circumstances. These focused first-person vignettes each emphasize a specific experience in a woman's life where she sees, does, reacts to, or causes in an emotional event between two or more women.

The author's vivid storytelling shows the ups and downs, the benefits and challenges, of the full range of same-gender relationships. No two stories are alike, revealing a different time, setting, and ensemble of characters. Wow!

The author's skillfully portrays each account with different voices, tones, personalities, and emotional intricacies, making this collection an interesting study of the realities known through these deep and often intense relationships.

Even the story formatting changes from story to story, creating an interesting perspective of the female psyche and its varied expressions. Better understood and appreciated by more mature audiences, these fictional accounts reflect a more believable reality, especially in those with a darker tone. It would not surprise me if...

United States on Jun 24, 2020