Reviews

Le ghetto intérieur by Santiago H. Amigorena

iarsb's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

bmessierlegendre's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

Une lecture poignante, que je trouve difficile à expliquer. On ressent toute la profondeur du silence et le poids de la culpabilité dans ce livre pourtant assez court. Un point de vue "distant" (du moins géographiquement) de la Deuxième Guerre Mondiale, qui soulève des réflexions sur l'identité juive et l'expérience des exilés.

lukas_reich's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad fast-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

4.0

carlymceneaney's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

sophie_elyse's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

lindablock's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

3.5

Tedious long account of a man’s journey living in Buenos Aires.  Leaving behind HOA mother and brother in Poland.  A sad saga 

hiroto's review against another edition

3.0

Si le fond est intéressant et apporte une réflexion longuement mûrie par l'auteur, la forme elle est loin d'être transcendante.

studio_rat04's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

beebliobibuli's review against another edition

2.0

Cette lecture était lourde, froide, terne. Impossible d'accrocher. Le protagoniste m'a vraiment démoralisé et son comportement vis à vis de ses proche m'a vraiment indigné!

anoresteia's review against another edition

4.0

emotionally devastating and beautifully written--amigorena masterfully tells his grandfather's story and expresses the guilt and despair from knowing that your family is overseas and suffering, yet you cannot do anything about it, and the crisis of identity that comes out of migration. i love the monologues both vincente and rosita have, where we fully experience the emotional depths of these situations.

thank you to harpervia for the translation arc!