Violeta Among the Stars

I might give it another try in the future

This is a review of advanced reader copy of Violeta Among the Stars by Dulce Maria Cardoso from Netgalley. Violeta was originally published in Portuguese in 2005 and is coming out in English, translated by Ángel Gurría-Quintana, 24 June 2021.

I picked up this book because it reminded me of the premise of 10 Minutes, 38 Seconds in This Strange World, which was one of my favorite reads of 2020. Violeta has overturned her car and her life flashes before her eyes as she meditates on her complicated relationships with others and with her own body. It is told in a first person perspective stream of consciousness style. I think if I had known it was going to be stream of consciousness, I would not have chosen to read it.

I could not get into the first third of this book and found the writing style incredibly confusing, so by the time I got to the meat of the book, I was entirely confused about who was who and what was happening. This book was not for me, at least not right now. I might give it another try in the future.