The Dry Heart by Natalia Ginzburg

The Dry Heart

Natalia Ginzburg with Frances Frenaye (Translator)

112 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

fiction classics dark reflective sad medium-paced
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The Dry Heart begins and ends with the matter-of-fact pronouncement: “I shot him between the eyes.” As the tale—a plunge into the chilly waters of loneliness, desperation, and bitterness—proceeds, the narrator's murder of her flighty husband takes...

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Community Reviews

3.96
based on 2,000 reviews

Moods

dark: 75%

reflective: 64%

sad: 55%

emotional: 51%

tense: 31%

mysterious: 18%

challenging: 13%

funny: 2%

adventurous: 1%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

36% of readers chose fast
44% of readers chose medium
19% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
17% of readers chose A mix
76% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

44% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

8% of readers chose Yes
45% of readers chose Complicated
44% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

6% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
81% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

79% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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