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Daniel Sada (1953–2011)

Autor(a) de Almost Never

27 Works 282 Membros 6 Críticas

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Includes the name: SADA DANIEL

Obras por Daniel Sada

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It's like a miniature painting, meticulous in detail, if small in scope. [b:One Out of Two|23637528|One Out of Two|Daniel Sada|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1421087367s/23637528.jpg|1940702] starts out in a light-hearted way and so the ending was a little more heartbreaking than I expected it to be. The sisters Constitución and Gloria make choices, together and individually, that force them to give up one kind of love for the sake of another. It's a lovely story.
 
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poingu | 1 outra crítica | Feb 22, 2020 |
Sada es, en definitiva, uno de los escritores mexicanos contemporáneos más originales que he leído. Su muy particular barroco norteño resulta muy efectivo, y su manejo del lenguaje es inigualable. Uno que otro cuento resulta medio raro, pero la mayoría me parecieron magistrales.
 
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LeoOrozco | Feb 26, 2019 |
Enchanting and deceptively light-footed with a core of bleakness that is kept at bay due to the brevity of the book. This novella is more of a fable with an unusual rhythmic prose style that requires close attention: commas and colons are used in particular ways. Sada refers to destiny as a "trickster demon", but so is his narrative. Credit to the translator, Katherine Silver. A bittersweet and unforgettable story about what it takes to live a life wedded to someone else; in this case, not a spouse, but a sister.
Full review here.
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subabat | 1 outra crítica | Mar 19, 2018 |
I found "Almost Never" on a 2012 Best Books list, but I give it only two stars. Reader advice - I strongly suggest that anyone consider reading this first check out a random chapter before investing time and money. There is relatively little dialog and most of the descriptions and story telling is through lengthy paragraphs that take some time to make the point, often with tangents, random thoughts....Makes for a story that moves at snail pace. Demetrio is a young, hard working man who strikes up a relationship with prostitute Mireya early in the book. Lots of passion, obsession, energy. The last 3/4 of the book deals with D's puruit of Renata, a refined and very "old-fashioned" young lady even for the present times (1946-49 Mexico). Eventually D & R become engaged but D is allowed to only kiss her on the cheek until they are married (why didn't I stop reading here!?) Perhaps some will be enchanted. I was bored.… (mais)
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maneekuhi | 1 outra crítica | Feb 24, 2013 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
27
Membros
282
Popularidade
#82,539
Avaliação
½ 3.5
Críticas
6
ISBN
51
Línguas
4

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