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catherinebergeron34's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
No separation in chapters/parts, the timeline is really hard to follow and the characters are violently sexist. The interruptions by the narrator to explain the story didn't make sense to me and I just wanted to skip these parts since they had no incidence on the story. Such a boring, unnecessarily hard to read book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism
mygoldengallery's review against another edition
2.0
[HK] Mais quel livre ! Je n'ai jamais lu un livre pareil. Il n'y a pas vraiment d'histoire. Il y en a même plusieurs. L'histoire des amours de Jacques est celle qui m'a le plus tenue "en haleine" si j'ose dire, parce que ce n'était pas à ce point haletant ! Et le reste... Une histoire est commencée, et elle est interrompue par une action qui n'a pas d'intérêt, et est reprise, et ainsi de suite. Pour moi, ce livre n'a ni queue ni tête.
J'ai mis deux étoiles, parce que ma lecture n'a pas été si désagréable que ça, mais ce livre m'a paru interminable et j'ai eu l'impression d'aller au bagne ou presque à chaque fois que j'avais un moment pour lire. Je me suis forcée, et j'ai horreur de me forcer à lire un livre. J'avoue que ma lecture a été beaucoup plus agréable avec ce roman plutôt qu'avec Gargantua de Rabelais ou encore Rhinocéros de Ionesco. Il y a quand même certains passages intéressants mais pour moi, ça ne casse pas trois pattes à un canard!
J'ai mis deux étoiles, parce que ma lecture n'a pas été si désagréable que ça, mais ce livre m'a paru interminable et j'ai eu l'impression d'aller au bagne ou presque à chaque fois que j'avais un moment pour lire. Je me suis forcée, et j'ai horreur de me forcer à lire un livre. J'avoue que ma lecture a été beaucoup plus agréable avec ce roman plutôt qu'avec Gargantua de Rabelais ou encore Rhinocéros de Ionesco. Il y a quand même certains passages intéressants mais pour moi, ça ne casse pas trois pattes à un canard!
paperrcuts's review against another edition
2.0
this was a cheaper (copycat) version of Tristram Shandy, but at least it was shorter than Sterne's.
alexlanz's review against another edition
Loose, nearly plotless, but insanely clever and prescient; absolutely of its time.
whanthataprille's review against another edition
University of Saint Thomas' Graduate English - The Rise of the Novel
bookbelle5_17's review against another edition
The narrator's arrogant, condescending attitude toward the reader made this unpleasant read. I also didn't enjoy the meandering plot and the writing style was confusing. On the one hand, it reads like a play, but other times the narrator addresses the reader in proses.
lauli's review against another edition
4.0
I was really surprised at how modern this book is for the time when it was written. The use of the narrator Diderot makes is almost postmodern, as he keeps interrupting the telling of the story and addressing the reader, revealing the deus ex machina mechanism behind it. I found it most amusing and witty. A real jewel.
edders's review against another edition
4.0
This book is wonderfully overblown, rambling and self-conscious. Jacques and his master wander France trying to tell one another the stories of their loves, all the whilst constantly being interrupted by an unnamed narrator who is themselves harangued by the reader. The pair of them are very funny and all-knowing, and the depth and breadth of reading behind this creation quite surprising. Ranging from the incredibly popular Don Quixote to the shitpost pre-cursor The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, I feel there are plenty of knowing winks left in this book that sailed straight over my head - but since this doesn't detract from the simple joy of Jacques's delivery of his meandering tale, this is not a problem.