The Hour of the Star

The writing is absolutely stunning which is what made this book a favorite for me. The way Lispector creates this male narrator to tell the story of a girl who you can tell is doomed from the start is phenomenal. That being said I found myself not really caring for the narrator himself so his constant interruptions irked me a bit.

I read this book three times in 24 hours. The first reading frustrated me and the book seemed to me to be an unsuccessful work. Three stars. But it nagged at me, so I read it again. During my second reading, I began to understand how the words had been woven together into sentences and I glimpsed their secret meaning, just beyond. Four stars. Upon completing my third reading, I realized this little book contains the whole world. Five stars. Of course, the book didn't change at all from one reading to the next. But I did. Reading is such a gift.