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katerynandrvn's review against another edition
tense
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? Yes
3.0
alexaogle's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
bilybokhylla's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
The characters were super annoying and it was not clear if intentional
liri_reads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
casparb's review against another edition
3.0
Curious romance(ish) novella from Gide, with a sparkling translation from Dorothy Bussy. There's tinges of Nabokov's Ada here, but altogether the narrative veers from sweet to frustrating.
I think this book has to be looked at in terms of interpersonal dynamics - tension - in the vein of Barthes' A Lovers Discourse in order to get the most out of it. Mostly it just feels very strange from the whole cousin-shagging angle, which may have seemed more acceptable back in the day, but it didn't help me feel at all comfortable.
I think this book has to be looked at in terms of interpersonal dynamics - tension - in the vein of Barthes' A Lovers Discourse in order to get the most out of it. Mostly it just feels very strange from the whole cousin-shagging angle, which may have seemed more acceptable back in the day, but it didn't help me feel at all comfortable.
vegisupreme's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
spam_jordz's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
tharindra's review against another edition
3.0
Characters in this book made me so angry. I can understand what author has done and he had done it well. But the main two characters are so self absorbed and melodramatic that it made my blood boil. The only character I have some sympathy is Juliette.
chadded_mapipi's review against another edition
4.0
‘What are you waiting for to marry?’
‘To have forgotten a great many things,’ I replied, and watched her blush.
‘Which you are hoping to forget soon?’
‘Which I do not hope ever to forget.’
"Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." - Matthew 7:14.
This entire book can be well summarised by a single word: Languish.
This is a tale of pine and grief in the face of love which both Jerome Palissier and Alissa Bucolin faces.
Without a doubt, Andre Gide is a powerful inditer who seems to craft words ceaselessly. However, what the fuck Andre?
What is Jerome but a victim of Alissa's fanatical obsession with virtues and redirecting Jerome's love for her towards God? I get where she is coming from but.... What the fuck?
Anathema.
8/10.
‘To have forgotten a great many things,’ I replied, and watched her blush.
‘Which you are hoping to forget soon?’
‘Which I do not hope ever to forget.’
"Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." - Matthew 7:14.
This entire book can be well summarised by a single word: Languish.
This is a tale of pine and grief in the face of love which both Jerome Palissier and Alissa Bucolin faces.
Without a doubt, Andre Gide is a powerful inditer who seems to craft words ceaselessly. However, what the fuck Andre?
What is Jerome but a victim of Alissa's fanatical obsession with virtues and redirecting Jerome's love for her towards God? I get where she is coming from but.... What the fuck?
Anathema.
8/10.