La cattiva figlia

by Carla Cerati

Italian

Genres: Contemporary

269 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Corín Tellado]

Apasionado y apasionante desde el principio.
Real y duro como la misma vida, como los recuerdos y como la vejez.
Me parece una escritura valiente. Sin armaduras, no es fácil de encontrar

[Gloria Cadenas Rodríguez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Initially, I thought this book was not going to help me much. What it talks about is so relatable in my relationship with my mom that what pushed me forward when reading those pages was a desire to have my experience narrated and told to me as if I was not the one living it for a moment. I felt so relieved to read this as, contrary to what mass media portrays, I feel my relationship with my family resembles the views of this author. 100% would recommend this book.

[josefina cabo bestilleiro · Rating 4 out of 5]

durísimo de leer, he sentido la angustia y la presión, lectura obligatoria para las hijas :(((
quiero mucho a mamá y a la abuela y las entiendo, veo su contexto, las perdono y las veo
soy todas las mujeres q m han criado🩷

[miri · Rating 4 out of 5]

No son 5 pq siento q el final es un poco atropellado y no le acaba d hacer justicia... Pero bf me ha encantado

[StephBad · Rating 4 out of 5]

Libro trovato casualmente tramite mercatino dell'usato.
Crudo, potente e schietto.
Non conoscevo la Cerati scrittrice, sapevo solo della sua fama di fotografa internazionale.
Scritto in maniera onesta, affronta in maniera velatamente autobiografica, il rapporto con la madre anziana da accudire. Ma senza sguardo pietoso: con molta sincerità snocciola vari punti di una relazione mai semplice: quella fra madre e figlia, soprattutto quando la prima diventa anziana e con la sua sempre minor autonomia mina la tanto agognata libertà della figlia, conquistata dopo una separazione dal marito e dall'arrivo dell'età adulta dei figli grandi.
Non sottolineo quasi mai i romanzi, solo quando qualcosa mi rimane molto impresso e scava dentro: questo libriccino è molto sottolineato.
Straconsigliato.

[My_life_inside_books · Rating 4 out of 5]

Meravigliosa parentesi su un travagliato rapporto madre/figlia.

[Fernanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is very difficult for me to put into words why I enjoyed this book so much and why I devoured it. The vocabulary feels quite dated for 1990; it could easily belong to the 1960s (though perhaps this was intentional). The relationship between a girl—growing from child to woman—and her mother is full of contradictions yet incredibly intense. We see the perspective of the daughter who is closest to her mother compared to her siblings, but who is, at the same time, the most troubled. It is a relationship filled with an understated yet deeply present love, as well as resentments on both sides. Set against the backdrop of the golden age of feminism, the book depicts a time of solidarity among women, but also one of exposing behaviors of subservience to men—focusing more on flushing out the guilty party than on standing in solidarity with her. Ultimately, an excellent and highly relevant book.

[Katia Martinelli · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read the original version in Italian. So we'll written. It seemed so real.
In this book you can understand better your parents if you knew how they grew up and how to try to be less selfish when they grow old.

[gaia]

forse sono incredibilmente egoriferita e cerco un po' di me in ogni cosa che leggo, ma questo libro mi tocca particolarmente nel profondo e sembra cucito su di me.
mi è piaciuto molto.