It's like a miniature painting, meticulous in detail, if small in scope. [b:One Out of Two|23637528|One Out of Two|Daniel Sada|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1421087367s/23637528.jpg|1940702] starts out in a light-hearted way and so the ending was a little more heartbreaking than I expected it to be. The sisters Constitución and Gloria make choices, together and individually, that force them to give up one kind of love for the sake of another. It's a lovely story. ( )

Enchanting and deceptively light-footed with a core of bleakness that is kept at bay due to the brevity of the book. This novella is more of a fable with an unusual rhythmic prose style that requires close attention: commas and colons are used in particular ways. Sada refers to destiny as a "trickster demon", but so is his narrative. Credit to the translator, Katherine Silver. A bittersweet and unforgettable story about what it takes to live a life wedded to someone else; in this case, not a spouse, but a sister.
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