La Treccia

Goodness, what a dreadful book ! The kind of novel where you know exactly what is going to happen in the next pages. It is a prectictable story with absolutely no subtlety and a huge amount of good feelings! The 3 main caracters are pure stereotypes of themselves. I do not understand the success of

Maybe this is a good screenplay (the author is screenwriter after all, which you can guess by her style), but as a novel it isn't impressive. On the other hand, it kept me turning the pages, so it can't be completely bad.

Diese Geschichte hat mich ab der ersten Seite abgeholt. Drei Frauen (Smita, Giulia und Sarah) auf drei Kontinenten mit jeweils ihren eigenen Lebenswegen. Und doch vereint sie eine Gemeinsamkeit: Haare. Ergreifend und wunderbar ist die Erzählung. Die Schicksale der drei Frauen sind nachvollziehbar und Leggi tutto

3.49 stars I feel like I could write two very different reviews of The Braid. Version 1: The Braid is a very readable short novel that had me fully engaged from beginning to end. There are three strands to the story which appear to be completely separate but come together in the end – like a braid, of Leggi tutto

The stories of three women are beautifully interwoven in this novel. They are told separately and only losely touch each other at the very end, just like in a real plait. The book is a quick and easy read and left me satisfied somehow. But it is just a little too trivial for my liking and also a bit Leggi tutto