« Sentence by sentence, The Vegetarian is an extraordinary experience.» - The Guardian

«One of the work’s themes is the stripping down of the human body to the bone and the language reflects this sparseness. Names are rarely used. Relatives are mainly denoted as husband, father, mother, exposing a strictly codified social system in which the individual has little importance and family identity dominates. (...) The tension in Han Kang’s multi-layered novel is the way in which the author reveals how nature, sex and art crash through this polite society. Violence erupts without warning. It is described almost casually. » - The Independent

"Unfortunately, as fantastic as the production was, racing through the script was never going to compare. Where stage theatrics sparked imaginations, now there are brief lines quickly explaining huge set-ups; everyone knew the script couldn’t compete with the stage production, begging the question, should this have ever been released in this format?" - The Independent

"As a script only, it takes a little too long for Cursed Child to draw the reader in. The stage directions, though cheeky and fun at points, are vague, leaving much to be desired in descriptions of setting and action scenes. Without actors behind them, unestablished characters feel flat and underdeveloped. The familiar pace of the seven Potter novels -- each of which took place over the course of a single school year -- is gone, replaced with a narrative that spans years and then lingers on a few days. At 356 pages, it is a considerably faster read than many of the later Potter tomes." - USA Today

"As in the books, the suspense here is electric and nonstop, and it has been cleverly constructed around developments recalling events in the original Potter novels  (...) Although readers will miss Ms. Rowling’s endlessly inventive imagination, which was continually elaborating the universe she had created in the books, Mr. Thorne has a visceral understanding of the dynamics and themes at work in those novels" - The New York Times

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Trailer - Fan made

Viver Sem Ti

Viver Depois de Ti 2

'If Me Before You was about making devastating choices, then After You is about living through the emotional consequences of those choices.' - NPR

O Ano em que nos Amámos Perigosamente

Inglaterra, 1808. Quando Declan O'Conner, conde de Donnelly, chega a Hadley Green para conhecer a nova condessa de Ashwood, basta-lhe apenas um olhar para perceber que a bela nobre que o recebe não é quem deveria ser. Para tentar fugir a um casamento indesejável, Keira Hannigan assumiu a identidade da verdadeira condessa, sua prima, em viagem pelo estrangeiro.

Intrigado com o segredo que rodeia a mentirosa sedutora, Declan decide não a desmascarar e até concorda em ajudá-la a lançar luz sobre o mistério que envolve as preciosas joias desaparecidas de Ashwood.

A situação, no entanto, precipita-se rapidamente quando um chantagista obscuro ameaça revelar o escândalo e o conde percebe que deve proteger Keira a todo custo.

Autor: Julia London  

Editor: Quinta Essência (Maio, 2015)

Género: Romance

Páginas: 408

Original: The Year of Living Scandalously (2010) [Goodreads] [wook]