Brilliant portrait of two women artists, though the ending is a bit light. "Breathtaking... fresh, fierce, furious rage". Financial Times "Addictive, memorable, intense". The Woman Upstairs (2013), by Claire Messud - ANZ LitLovers
: Reviewers from The New York Times and NPR praise Messud’s prose as "urgent," "incendiary," and "intellectual".
: The book is noted for its powerful, albeit sometimes polarizing, first-person narration. Nora's voice is described as addictive and intense, though some readers may find her hard to relate to due to her extreme anger.
: The story follows Nora's deep emotional investment in this family and the eventual monstrous betrayal that shatters her illusions. Critical Reception
Brilliant portrait of two women artists, though the ending is a bit light. "Breathtaking... fresh, fierce, furious rage". Financial Times "Addictive, memorable, intense". The Woman Upstairs (2013), by Claire Messud - ANZ LitLovers
: Reviewers from The New York Times and NPR praise Messud’s prose as "urgent," "incendiary," and "intellectual". La vecina de arriba - Claire Messud.epub
: The book is noted for its powerful, albeit sometimes polarizing, first-person narration. Nora's voice is described as addictive and intense, though some readers may find her hard to relate to due to her extreme anger. Brilliant portrait of two women artists, though the
: The story follows Nora's deep emotional investment in this family and the eventual monstrous betrayal that shatters her illusions. Critical Reception Brilliant portrait of two women artists