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shynerdish's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
rubylewis97's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Racial slurs
isaospina's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I didn't know anything about this book and I'm pleasently surprised by it. It's not a supernatural book, or horror book, but it reads as one. You get through it fast and there is so much tension and thrill that it makes it a very, very good fall read; the fact that the story is toold during the past helps a lot.
Quick read, builds the tension and keeps you hooked with how odd, and ahead of its time it is.
Quick read, builds the tension and keeps you hooked with how odd, and ahead of its time it is.
mickeymole's review against another edition
2.0
This was a big let-down after reading [b:The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter|37380|The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter|Carson McCullers|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1385265834l/37380._SY75_.jpg|860196] and [b:The Member of the Wedding|330244|The Member of the Wedding|Carson McCullers|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1403187223l/330244._SY75_.jpg|604941]. Of course, the writing was excellent, but I just didn't like the story.
nathaliebr's review against another edition
4.0
Novela con un gran desarrollo de personajes, con una trama oscura e inquietante, que no puedes parar de leer, hasta saber que va a pasar con cada personaje, el desenlace es impactante, novela totalmente recomendable, seguiré leyendo a la autora.
leeleew's review against another edition
2.0
Very odd book for the time period it was written. It was just ok for me.
sonechkarr's review against another edition
3.0
Cortísimo, engancha casi desde las primeras páginas, pero el final me hizo quitarle una estrella aunque no sé bien qué esperaba de él. Muy fan de anacleto :)
emendelowitz's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
True to my word, I read a Carson McCullers book after she was mentioned frequently in the last book that I read (The End of Loneliness by Benedict Wells), and I am certainly impressed; she wrote Reflections in a Golden Eye at only 23 years old. This is also my first true southern gothic. McCullers’ writing was so ominous and atmospheric despite the book not actually being particularly scary; however, you still get the creeping sense that something is coming up until the very last page. It was dark but also surprisingly hilarious.
In one of the only four explicitly queer (English-language) books of the first half of the 20th century, Carson McCullers details the fictional events leading up to a murder on a military base in Georgia. She explores isolation, marital issues, obsession, and more in this tightly wound novella.
Carson McCullers writes an intriguing cast of characters ranging from military men, housewives of vastly different experience, and my personal favorite, Anacleto, the flamboyant Filippino worker of one of the wives. She perfectly captured the feelings of estrangement from society and being an outcast that come with queerness, other “sexual deviance,” or even just being a little odd. You can really see the threads of gothic literature and queerness as they influence this story and the southern gothic genre. A really fascinating book and I will definitely read more by her.
In one of the only four explicitly queer (English-language) books of the first half of the 20th century, Carson McCullers details the fictional events leading up to a murder on a military base in Georgia. She explores isolation, marital issues, obsession, and more in this tightly wound novella.
Carson McCullers writes an intriguing cast of characters ranging from military men, housewives of vastly different experience, and my personal favorite, Anacleto, the flamboyant Filippino worker of one of the wives. She perfectly captured the feelings of estrangement from society and being an outcast that come with queerness, other “sexual deviance,” or even just being a little odd. You can really see the threads of gothic literature and queerness as they influence this story and the southern gothic genre. A really fascinating book and I will definitely read more by her.