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chez_abaa's review against another edition
I am not ashamed to claim that I couldn’t understand a crap out of it. :)
flowerbinsh's review against another edition
reflective
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? It's complicated
3.25
The first third of the book, I was not impressed at all. It felt like what people think of when they think of a Modernist text—dense, rambling, etc. Once Nadja was introduced, however, I was so intrigued by her character that I wanted to keep reading. Being honest, though, I still am not thoroughly impressed with this narrative. If Nadja had been the narrator and protagonist, I think this book would be so much more interesting and engaging. This book did make me realize, though, that I LOVE surrealism, even if I rarely understand what’s happening.
regina_phalange13's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
joseymay's review against another edition
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
quesatiya's review against another edition
is it really surrealism or is it just confusing
dmsehnert's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-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? It's complicated
3.75
rip andré breton you would have loved invisible string by taylor swift!
littlewitchreading's review against another edition
4.0
Yes, yes, yes, yes. This book made me feel like I was simultaneously having a causal conversation and a panic attack and a lucid dream all at once. Read this for a literature course and it sort of made all the other novels for the semester ring hollow and fall flat.
senoyreve's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Nadja is the first manic pixie dream girl, throughout the page of the book you learn very tangential things about her, but all secondhand, this is because the book is a seemingly autobiographical account from what it seems, but to see Andre desire this empty shell it leaves much to be desired. the writing is great but altogether its very French, long drawn out romantic paragraphs about the streets and parties they go too. it feels like a laundry list of names that Breton knew during the time of the writing of the book so that his involvement in dada would be written somewhere, the book is short and that is an upside, more than the 160 pages in this volume (and tbqh about 60 of those), it would be too much. Breton explores a lot of interesting ideas which are hidden by his overly romantic and descriptive writing style.
veara_'s review against another edition
Unnecessary long and convoluted sentences coupled with an uninteresting story of the author objectifying his love interest.