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A review by aylart
Love of Perdition by Antonio de Albuquerque, Camilo Castelo Branco
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
This was not my cup of tea, which I maybe didn't really expect. I picked this up in Livraria Lello, where the manuscript is on display. It was promoted as a Portuguese Romeo&Juliet, written in about 15 days in prison.
At this time in my life, I feel too cynical (?), rational (?) to really go along in this all-consuming love story with its larger-than-life emotions and flowery language.
What bothered me most, however, was the writing. It often felt.. sloppy. That is to be expected from a book written in a fortnight perhaps, but still. I also couldn't help but wonder if the translator had tried to faithfully portray the original with some awkward sentences and mistakes, or whether it was a bad translation. In any case, getting bothered by these strange or erroneous phrases kept pulling me out of a story that was having trouble gripping me in the first place. So no, not my cup of tea.
At this time in my life, I feel too cynical (?), rational (?) to really go along in this all-consuming love story with its larger-than-life emotions and flowery language.
What bothered me most, however, was the writing. It often felt.. sloppy. That is to be expected from a book written in a fortnight perhaps, but still. I also couldn't help but wonder if the translator had tried to faithfully portray the original with some awkward sentences and mistakes, or whether it was a bad translation. In any case, getting bothered by these strange or erroneous phrases kept pulling me out of a story that was having trouble gripping me in the first place. So no, not my cup of tea.