Ten Women
Ten Woman was another of the free books Amazon offered for World Book Day. This one is a Chilean work of fiction translated from Spanish. It follows the lives of nine women who have nothing in common but their therapist. The frame story - which is pretty thin - has them all meeting for the first time and sharing their life stories and the reasons they've been attending therapy. The tenth woman is the therapist herself, who also has a story to share. These stories were interesting, and they painted a diverse picture of womanhood. There was something in each story that I was able to relate to, though some of the women were more similar to me than others. One of them had a startling amount in common with my mom. Others had experiences that were completely foreign, though they were valuable to read about. While I enjoyed reading the individual stories, I struggled with understanding the book as a whole. The women barely interact with each other - each chapter is just a different on...