Optic Nerve by María Gainza

Optic Nerve

María Gainza with Thomas Bunstead (Translator)

224 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced
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Description

A woman searches Buenos Aires for the paintings that are her inspiration and her refuge. Her life -- she is a young mother with a complicated family -- is sometimes overwhelming. But among the canvases, often little-known works in quiet rooms, she...

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Community Reviews

3.71
based on 813 reviews

Moods

reflective: 89%

informative: 43%

emotional: 31%

inspiring: 18%

challenging: 12%

relaxing: 8%

dark: 6%

funny: 6%

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
Yes
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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