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chillcox15's review
4.0
The bemberg berg berg bemberging bemberg berg berg berging bemberging around really broke my brain.
brandonalan's review against another edition
5.0
time behind time in front of time with object behind object in front of object hanging there hanging here in front of us behind us pointing towards something pointing away from something pointing towards everything pointing away from everything showing us what we could believe or perceive showing us what we will believe or perceive showing us what we had believed or perceived showing us what was believed and perceived before an us during an us and after an us before an I during an I and after an I
anarcho_zymurgist's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
At the end of this very odd story, I am mainly left wondering what the point of it all was.
sarapalooza's review
3.0
Cosmos
Witold Gombrowicz
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This is one strange book! I stumbled upon it while looking at various lists of central and Eastern European authors and was curious to see what it was about.
I can only imagine what a massive undertaking this translation was. The translator strove to convey the odd syntax, cadence, and topsy-turvy feel of the original; I can only imagine she succeeded, because it’s equally vivid and unsettling.
Following Gombrowicz’s lead, we head into an absurd stream of consciousness and are left going hmmmm and what? The narrator is unreliable to the highest degree, but fascinating. It’s a picture into the imaginary worlds people sometimes create... not always for the better.
#gombrowicz #kosmos #cosmos
Witold Gombrowicz
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This is one strange book! I stumbled upon it while looking at various lists of central and Eastern European authors and was curious to see what it was about.
I can only imagine what a massive undertaking this translation was. The translator strove to convey the odd syntax, cadence, and topsy-turvy feel of the original; I can only imagine she succeeded, because it’s equally vivid and unsettling.
Following Gombrowicz’s lead, we head into an absurd stream of consciousness and are left going hmmmm and what? The narrator is unreliable to the highest degree, but fascinating. It’s a picture into the imaginary worlds people sometimes create... not always for the better.
#gombrowicz #kosmos #cosmos
jadenquest's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
A masterful thriller. It seduces you into falling into the same mindset as the protagonist, looking for meanings within repeating patterns, until a serious turn marks a decided disgust that renders the story in a new, horror-full light.
A seemingly endless flow of allegations, encountering series, study on sign and signifiers, compulsions of the subject and object (aka cosmos).
I was ready to give this book 3-3.5 but the profound darkness it evokes is no easy feat, and I progressed to learn to enjoy it further and further into the story.
A seemingly endless flow of allegations, encountering series, study on sign and signifiers, compulsions of the subject and object (aka cosmos).
I was ready to give this book 3-3.5 but the profound darkness it evokes is no easy feat, and I progressed to learn to enjoy it further and further into the story.
jonathanrosas's review
5.0
Es la mejor novela que he leído en mi corta vida. Si pudiera darle 10 estrellas se las daría.
sontagstan's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
kolorowamaja's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Loveable characters? No
2.75