As Pessoas Felizes Lêem E Bebem Café (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
Empecé esta historia con una visión totalmente diferente. Conforme iba leyendo me di cuenta que no era lo que había esperado, pero tampoco era mejor. Una protagonista que sufrió dos grandes pérdidas, al principio la historia era lógica pero se convirtió en una locura total. Me pareció que ninguno de los personajes hacía lo que pensaba y eso generaba que me confundiera más.[Spoiler] Si le iba a decir que no, para qué tanto drama en que Edward estuviera con otra. Me pareció la parte más insólita del libro. The book cover and title (and some rave reviews) were what appealled to me. It started so well... on a very dramatic note for the main character (Parisian librarian who lost husband and young daughter in a car crash...). The story line was promising (she decided to go and live in Ireland to grieve). When she gets there, you start to hope that there won't be too many clichés... But it's all there: cottage on the seaside, wind and rain, (over)friendly landlords, the tall, dark stranger with rugged looks (hello Heathcliff). He hates her from the word go (just because she's there), she tries to stand up to him, then gives up, then they sort of hit it off, but just as things are about to heat up, there turns up the former girlfriend (with whom there has been no closure apparently). She too is a caricature (the worst one?) of an executive woman, with her claws on "her" man. It just gets from bad to worse from then on... jealous cat fights included. Until the happy ending? no, not the one you would expect. With a strange twist, the ending is rushed.And I still have no idea what the title is about, as they go through more packs of fags than cups of coffee in this book... or does it refer to the character's bookshop as being the only place where she can be happy?? Oh well, I give up...
What do You think about As Pessoas Felizes Lêem E Bebem Café (2012)?
Libro de lectura rápida.Fácil comprensión, mostrando conocimientos sobre Irlanda.
—Kavi
