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forever_fantasy's review
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
juniperusxx's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Ei mitään helppoa luettavaa, mutta hyvin vaikuttava ja ajatuksia herättävä, koskettavakin kirja. Hyvin eri tavalla keskitysleirejä sivuava kirja kuin muut aiemmin lukemani, koska tämä ei ole varsinaisesti kuvaus keskitysleireistä, enemmänkin kuvaus siitä, miten valtaisa trauma jättää jälkensä ihmismieleen ja yhteiskuntaan. En ole lukenut aiempia romaanisarjan osia, joten en osaa arvioida, kuinka oleellista olisi ollut lukea ne kokonaisuutena. Mielestäni tämä pieni kirja toimi itsenäisenäkin kirjana.
ogik's review
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
leoferrari's review
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.5
jeremie's review against another edition
dark
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Antisemitism and War
krisz's review against another edition
2.0
Az alapötlet izgalmas, de nekem fájt a sok nézőpontváltás. Nem volt benne logika, mikor fordult az E/3. mesélés E/1-be, aztán egy másik szereplő E/1-ébe, aztán E/2-be. Pedig lehetett volna. A kézirat tartalmáról is ezek után szerettem volna hallani (remélem, Judit elolvasta az egészet). Zavart így a lezárás hiánya is… És miért minden lucidus?
metallicbranch's review
4.0
I read this book as part of my series of reading books by Nobel prize winning authors. I chose Liquidation because of the title's reference to the Nazi liquidation of Jewish towns and ghettos.
Inevitably, I feel that this may be one of the most post-modern books I've ever read. It begins by describing a play which, through the amazing foresight of the already-deceased central character, is a series of events faithfully recorded before they occur. Although the playwright was himself a fascinating survivor of Auschwitz (actually, he is perhaps the only baby born in Auschwitz to survive, and bears his tattooed ID number on his leg instead of his wrist as a result) the book is set in post-Communist Hungary, as those who are still living explore what happens to those whose story has ended.
In writing this, I realize how much I need to go back and read this book again. It was not a laborious read, but I wasn't transported by it at the time. I could tell it was implying something, but I couldn't quite reach at what. It ought to have hit me at the time that the deceased friend who haunts the book served more as a metaphor than as a character, but sometimes you can't see the forest for the trees when the pages are in front of you.
Inevitably, I feel that this may be one of the most post-modern books I've ever read. It begins by describing a play which, through the amazing foresight of the already-deceased central character, is a series of events faithfully recorded before they occur. Although the playwright was himself a fascinating survivor of Auschwitz (actually, he is perhaps the only baby born in Auschwitz to survive, and bears his tattooed ID number on his leg instead of his wrist as a result) the book is set in post-Communist Hungary, as those who are still living explore what happens to those whose story has ended.
In writing this, I realize how much I need to go back and read this book again. It was not a laborious read, but I wasn't transported by it at the time. I could tell it was implying something, but I couldn't quite reach at what. It ought to have hit me at the time that the deceased friend who haunts the book served more as a metaphor than as a character, but sometimes you can't see the forest for the trees when the pages are in front of you.
jasminenoack's review
5.0
This is a book about a play about real life.
It is also a book about a book about a marriage that has ended.
This is a book about what it means to be a writer after Auschwitz.
This is a book that does not bother to make any sense.
This is a book that cannot remember which parts of the story it wishes to tell.
This is a book that cannot actually tell the story that it is attempting to tell.
This is a book that cannot be explained.
This is a book about obsession.
Hungry
It is also a book about a book about a marriage that has ended.
This is a book about what it means to be a writer after Auschwitz.
This is a book that does not bother to make any sense.
This is a book that cannot remember which parts of the story it wishes to tell.
This is a book that cannot actually tell the story that it is attempting to tell.
This is a book that cannot be explained.
This is a book about obsession.
Hungry