Optic Nerve by María Gainza

Optic Nerve

María Gainza with Thomas Bunstead (Translator)

208 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced
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"In this delightful autofiction―the first book by Gainza, an Argentine art critic, to appear in English―a woman delivers pithy assessments of world-class painters along with glimpses of her life, braiding the two into an illuminating whole." ―The ...

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Community Reviews

3.71
based on 807 reviews

Moods

reflective: 90%

informative: 43%

emotional: 30%

inspiring: 17%

challenging: 11%

relaxing: 8%

dark: 7%

funny: 5%

adventurous: 4%

lighthearted: 4%

mysterious: 3%

sad: 3%

tense: 1%

Pace

6% of readers chose fast
40% of readers chose medium
52% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
10% of readers chose A mix
75% of readers chose Character
10% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
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Strong character development?

16% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
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Complicated
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Loveable characters?

25% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
24% of readers chose No
15% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

33% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
45% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

57% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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