V.E. SCHWAB REALLY DID THAT. I CANNOT STOP CRYING. Note: To read my review in english, scroll down.
“Do you think a life has any value if one doesn’t lV.E. SCHWAB REALLY DID THAT. I CANNOT STOP CRYING. Note: To read my review in english, scroll down.
“Do you think a life has any value if one doesn’t leave some mark upon the world?”
---ESPAÑOL:
Empiezo esta reseña sin saber qué decir exactamente. Este es uno de esos libros que sé que se van a quedar en mi mente y en mi corazón. Siempre he dicho que los libros de V.E. Schwab me fascinan, pero este, por mucho, es mi favorito. Y créanme que entré a él con altas expectativas, y pues... las superó.
Este libro trata de Addie LaRue, una chica francesa que nació en los años 1700. A ella siempre le advirtieron que no le rezara a los dioses que responden cuando oscurece, pero en una noche de desesperación, eso hace y le responden. Addie termina haciendo un pacto con el diablo: ahora ella vivirá para siempre, pero va a ser olvidada por todo el que la conozca. Hasta que un día, 300 años después, un chico le dice las palabras que lo cambian todo: te recuerdo.
¿Verdad que la premisa es brutal? Tuve el honor de escucharla de la boca de la misma Victoria Schwab en dos ocasiones (una en Argentina y la otra en México) y desde la primera vez quedé fascinada e intrigada. Se hizo de mis libros más anticipados de la vida y fui la más feliz cuando la editorial me concedió una copia avanzada.
Y pues sí, es muy fácil contarles de qué trata pero muy difícil explicarles todo lo que me hizo sentir. Conocer a Addie fue un privilegio. Fue maravilloso (y doloroso) ver al mundo y a la humanidad a través de sus ojos. Son 300 años de vida en los que ella camina siendo olvidada por todos, y jamás se da por vencida. Nunca pierde las ganas de conocer y de vivir. Y sí, está cansada, ¿cómo no estarlo?
En definitiva, es un personaje con el que me encariñé mucho y con el que incluso me pude ver reflejada en varios aspectos. De verdad que la quiero bastante y, aunque nadie en el mundo pueda recordarla, yo siempre voy a hacerlo. Me va a ser difícil no recordar a Addie LaRue.
No les quiero hablar mucho de los otros personajes principales, pero les puedo comentar que uno es el diablo, al que Addie llama Luc. Él es la mismísima noche. Es maldad, pero también es un personaje lleno de capas. Yo no sabía si lo amaba o lo odiaba (lowkey lo amaba ok). Y por otro lado tenemos a Henry, que de él no les diré NADA, tienen qué conocerlo. Sólo deben saber que es quien le dice esas míticas palabras a Addie: "te recuerdo". ¿Cómo es que él puede recordarla? ¿Qué lo hace diferente al resto de la humanidad? UFF UFF, DEBEN LEERLO PARA DESCUBRIRLO.
Ahora, el libro me mantuvo muy entretenida en todo momento, además de que está lleno de reflexiones sobre la vida y la humanidad. Creo que mientras lo leía pensaba que me iba a gustar bastante, pero fue el final el que me hizo AMARLO con todo mi ser. ¿Saben? Creo que los finales son importantes. El final de una historia puede levantarla o dejarla caer, y el final de La Vida Invisible de Addie LaRue la elevó hasta los cielos. Para mí ese final formó un círculo perfecto y terminé llorando. Los últimos tres capítulos fueron leídos entre lágrimas y sollozos (y esto no es spoiler porque soy el tipo de lectora que llora de felicidad, de tristeza, de coraje y... lloro con cualquier emoción fuerte, la verdad).
Ya sólo me queda decirles que Addie LaRue merece ser leída, conocida y recordada. Es un libro tan real, pero a la vez tan lleno de magia, que nunca van a olvidar.
---- ENGLISH:
I'll start this review without knowing what to say. This is one of those books that will stay in my mind and in my heart for a long, long time. I've always said that I love V.E. Schwab's books, but this one is by far my favorite. And believe me, I had high expectations and it exceeded them.
This book is about Addie LaRue, a French girl who was born in the 1700s. She was always warned not to pray to the gods who answer when it gets dark. But on a desperate night, she does it and she gets an answer. Addie ends up making a pact with the devil: now she will live forever, but she will be forgotten by everyone. Until one day, 300 years later, a boy says the words that change everything: I remember you.
Isn't the premise brutal? I had the honor of hearing it from the mouth of Victoria Schwab herself on two occasions (one in Argentina and the other in Mexico) and from the first time I was fascinated and intrigued. This was one of my most anticipated books and I was the happiest when I got an advanced copy from the publisher.
And yes, it is very easy to tell you what this book is about, but very difficult to explain everything that it made me feel. Meeting Addie was a privilege. It was wonderful (and painful) to see the world and humanity through her eyes. She has lived 300 years being forgotten by everyone, and she never gives up. She never loses her wonder and her desire to live. And yes, she is tired, how can she not be?
I don't want to tell you much about the other main characters, but I can tell you that one of them is the devil, Addie calls him Luc. He is the night itself. He is evil, but also a character full of layers. I didn't know if I loved him or hated him (I lowkey loved him ok). And on the other hand we have Henry, who I will tell you NOTHING about. You just need to know that he is the one who says those mythical words to Addie: "I remember you." How can he remember her? What makes him different? YOU MUST READ IT TO DISCOVER IT.
Now, the book kept me very entertained at all times, plus it is full of reflections on life and humanity. While reading it I thought I was going to like it a lot, but it was the ending that made me LOVE it with all my heart. I think endings are important. The end of a story can lift it or ruin it, and the end of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue lifted it to the sky and beyond. For me, that ending formed a perfect circle and I ended up crying my eyes out. The last three chapters were read between tears and sobs (and this is not a spoiler because I am the type of reader who cries of happiness and sadness and, well, I cry with any strong emotion, really).
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