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3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
Honestamente, no lo he disfrutado nada.
No sé cuál era la intención de Cela, pero, sin duda, a mí no me ha convencido en absoluto; que haya más de 300 personajes a lo largo de la novela, a mí parecer, dificulta muchísimo la lectura. Es cierto que la historia presenta las expectativas y perspectivas propias de la época, pero vaya... un poco de acción no hubiese venido nada mal
No sé cuál era la intención de Cela, pero, sin duda, a mí no me ha convencido en absoluto; que haya más de 300 personajes a lo largo de la novela, a mí parecer, dificulta muchísimo la lectura. Es cierto que la historia presenta las expectativas y perspectivas propias de la época, pero vaya... un poco de acción no hubiese venido nada mal
dark
reflective
slow-paced
DNF bldo no llegué a leerlo antes del examen así que no lo voy a terminar nunca, pero es un libro demasiado largo y pesado como para no hacer valer todo el esfuerzo que puse
un libro para voyeurs de la intimidad ajena, amantes de los detalles del ambiente y sus participantes.
un poco triste, un poco realista, un poco gracioso, un poco de todo en su justa medida. un equilibrio perfecto y espontáneo.
un poco triste, un poco realista, un poco gracioso, un poco de todo en su justa medida. un equilibrio perfecto y espontáneo.
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
reflective
slow-paced
A really fascinating novel. Its narrowness of scope (characterizing WWII Madrid populace) grants the book a groundedness and goal to succeed at. Its candor and coarse prose grants it a universality of significance.
The Hive clearly delineates kinds and types of people and derides them all. Fate and luck, for instance, are common themes on the lips of Cela's Madrid dwellers. But the course of the novel ridicules the opinions of every character on this matter. Most of all, I am staggered by the starkness with which Cela has ennumerated the casual cruelty of the human heart. Each of the horde of the Hive's characters, in their own pitiful way, manage to make Madrid just a little more dingy and humankind slightly more distasteful.
I was reminded of Southern Gothic writers by some features of Cela's style. For instance, the majority of the prose were sterile, documentary, and straightforward, but some moments became eerily cosmic and poetic. The impression of the whole novel is quite effective and most moments serve the whole rather than make themselves memorable. However, a few of the vignettes left a magnificent impact, tearing free from the boundaries of the novel as a whole to stand in their own spotlight.
Overrall, I highly recommend this unusual book. It was much easier to read than I was expecting and portrays a moment of civilization largely ignored by modern Americans. Beyond this, it was refreshingly sassy and will have you grinning at its cynical genius.
The Hive clearly delineates kinds and types of people and derides them all. Fate and luck, for instance, are common themes on the lips of Cela's Madrid dwellers. But the course of the novel ridicules the opinions of every character on this matter. Most of all, I am staggered by the starkness with which Cela has ennumerated the casual cruelty of the human heart. Each of the horde of the Hive's characters, in their own pitiful way, manage to make Madrid just a little more dingy and humankind slightly more distasteful.
I was reminded of Southern Gothic writers by some features of Cela's style. For instance, the majority of the prose were sterile, documentary, and straightforward, but some moments became eerily cosmic and poetic. The impression of the whole novel is quite effective and most moments serve the whole rather than make themselves memorable. However, a few of the vignettes left a magnificent impact, tearing free from the boundaries of the novel as a whole to stand in their own spotlight.
Overrall, I highly recommend this unusual book. It was much easier to read than I was expecting and portrays a moment of civilization largely ignored by modern Americans. Beyond this, it was refreshingly sassy and will have you grinning at its cynical genius.
challenging
dark
slow-paced
challenging
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
normalmente me molesta que un autor deje sagas a medias, pero en este caso creo que esquivamos una bala.