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Creo que Duras es una de aquellas escritoras como Anais Nin (preferiblemente con sus diarios) o Sylvia Palth, con la "sharpiada" inteligencia de lograr que sus historias personales se conviertan también en las historias del lector. Mujeres que analizan la vida, la desgarran y luego operan de nuevo para reparar los tejidos abiertos. Este libro son varias historias sobre varios temas. Son cortas y intensamente deliciciosas de leer.

I do believe Duras is one of those writters like Anais Nin or Sylvia Plath, with a sharp intelligence of achiving the task of transforming their own stories into stories also for the reader. Women analizing life, to rip it and then been able to repair the open wounds. This books is about many stories of many topics. The stories are short and intensly delicious to read.

I really don't think I was the target audience for this book. I had a very hard time getting through it, mostly because Duras has this infuriating habit of saying general, encompassing statements without any real facts to back them up.

Case in point: "All men are homosexual."

No. No, Marguerite, I strongly disagree with you. If you would offer some concrete reasons as to why you feel this way, that would be fine, but in the book, no strong reasons are really offered. You just say things and continue onward in the book.

This is not to say that the book is entirely without merit. There are several short sections in the book that I thought were worth thinking about. She has some interesting things to say... I just wish they were phrased in a way that didn't make me grit my teeth.

If you're new to Duras, I would suggest starting with "The Lover." It is a much less frustrating book to get through. It's also fairly interesting.

Apologies to those who loved this book. Perhaps you were more her target audience than I was.