- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: New Directions Publishing (14 Nov 1990)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0811211401
- ISBN-13: 978-0811211406
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13.5 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 438,438 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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0 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I found Near to the Wild Heart very good, an intelligent and a surprisingly mature work by such a young author. At the same time I would not regard it as exceptional since there are comparable excellent works by equally young writers/poets, such as Radiguet's Count D'Orgel, Le Grand Meaulnes by Alain/Fournier, Lautreamont's Maldoror, and others. Hence in my opinion her greatness better be measured by criteria pertaining to the Latin American lit. rather than those of the modern literature as such.
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Too much introspection and non-linear self-absorbed thought
14 July 2010
Format:Paperback
This book was a choice for the reading group at my local bookstore. It is a Brazilian novel, written in 1944, when the author was only 19 years old. It's written in a stream-of consciousness style and covers the childhood and early adulthood of Joana, whose view of the world is one of sadness and introspection. There's a unique use of language and a few good moments but it was a struggle to read and, if it wasn't a reading assignment, I would have thrown the book in the garbage after the first few pages. There was just too much introspection for me and non-linear self-absorbed thought. Her inner life bored me completely and, even though she used language well, I was never moved. I was just bored.
That said, I must say that all the other members of the group, without exception, thought this was some sort of a masterpiece. Her angst-filled personality was meaningful to them, her words were unique expressions of wisdom. It was hard for me to believe how much they loved this book.
When I think about it the author did have a unique voice. She did use language in a way that evoked emotion. And there was a bit of literary art to it. But I never would have read it had it not be an assignment. And I really did hate it.
That said, I must say that all the other members of the group, without exception, thought this was some sort of a masterpiece. Her angst-filled personality was meaningful to them, her words were unique expressions of wisdom. It was hard for me to believe how much they loved this book.
When I think about it the author did have a unique voice. She did use language in a way that evoked emotion. And there was a bit of literary art to it. But I never would have read it had it not be an assignment. And I really did hate it.
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