Reviews and Comments

Biografía novelada de la última tsarina. Me ha gustado mucho el tono de este libro. Está escrito desde el punto de vista de la tsarina y por supuesto justifica sus acciones y decisiones como las únicas correctas. Pero se trasluce la inseguridad y la falta de preparación para un mundo que se derrumba a su alrededor. En su locura por mantener su posición, justifica y elude su responsabilidad. Es el mundo contra ellos.
Este es uno de los libros que he podido leer gracias al maravilloso servicio de eBiblio.

I really enjoyed the two first stories. They translated me to my infancy, when I loved the stories of Grimm's brothers and Andenser.
I didn't enjoyed the other two longs stories too much. A little too long and a little too naif. The last one it is barely a story...

This is not an easy reading. It took me a lot to get used to the rhythm of the novel and the constant changes between the consciences of the different characters. But in the end, everything adds up and I got engaged. And London... I love when a novel takes me to places that I love but I can't visit as often as I would like.

Desde el primer momento, no he sabido muy bien qué quería contarme la autora. Pero la parte final me ha parecido un despropósito total. Muy poco recomendable.

Doña Emilia se va a la exposición Universal de París y escribe unas cartas-articulos para unos periódicos. En este libro se recopilan esos artículos.

Es interesante leer su punto de vista. En la artículos se habla de la monarquía, de los extranjeros, de feminismo, de política y nacionalismo. Me gusta leer cómo ha cambiado lo que consideramos "normal".

A doña Emilia le gustaba disfrutar de la comida, de la lectura... Y tenía una vida plena en una sociedad en la que la mujer era un ciudadano de segunda. Lo que demuestra que la única manera de conseguir la igualdad es consiguiendo la independencia económica.

I had have a really good time reading this book. The narrator mix funny stories with descriptions of the places they are going through. I have discover the Thames Path along the river and so many places that I would like to visit once this damn pandemic is over.

Great collection of mathematical anecdotes and failures.

This is the second time I read this book. I didn't remember anything from the first time, so it was a great rediscovering for me.
The book develops a society where the machines are forbidden and where Mentat are human calculator. The politics and the fight between the different factions make the book really interesting.

I never really engaged with this book. Even when I find the premise really interesting and I can find similarities with today development of politics. The author insists on telling side stories when you are in a very intense moment. I kept wondering "why is he telling me this now?". The end is abrupt and everything is solved in the best possible way almost magically.

Un precioso libro sobre la espera. De cómo tu vida se detiene en espera de que sucedan los acontecimientos. El mundo a tu alrededor sigue funcionando, pero tu vida queda detenida en la espera. Quizás un poco aturullado al final, me encanta la forma en que se detalla la cotidianidad.

This is book very hard to read. It confronts you with all the tricks that the brain uses to reduce cognitive dissonance in order to make you look good to yourself even when the decision you make is not the more moral. Confirmation biass and selective memories are other tricks that the brain uses to allow us to live with ourselves. In the end, you have some advice on how to avoid this kind of behavior.