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brnineworms's review against another edition
I’ve been meaning to read Nietzsche for a while. My original plan was to start with Ecce Homo then to go back and read his major works in chronological order. I feel like I’m not getting anything out of Ecce Homo without context and prior familiarity, though, so I am reconsidering my approach. When I attempt to tackle Nietzsche again, I think I might start with Thus Spoke Zarathustra instead.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Vomit, Death of parent, Racism, and Xenophobia
sarahreadsaverylot's review against another edition
3.0
A rocking voyage through the seas of his arrogance towards the horizon of his eventual madness. Haunting and occasionally nauseating, but extremely insightful, especially in relation to the problems of auto/biography.
hammo's review against another edition
4.0
Common writing advice is don't equivocate; write boldly! Nietzsche is perhaps the boldest writer out there. He says exactly what's on his mind. He's not trying to impress anyone, or project himself in a certain way, or respect social niceties. If he thinks he's very clever, he'll say so. If he thinks dry air is good for thinking, he'll say so. If he thinks Germans are too political, he'll say so.
But at the same time, it's not like he isn't trying to communicate clearly. There's almost a childish quality to his writing. Like he doesn't have a filter. But he's not worried about not having a filter. It's un-neurotic. Life affirming. Refreshing. Nassim Taleb comes across a similar way.
My favourite line:
> God is a too palpably clumsy solution of things; a solution which shows a lack of delicacy towards us thinkers—at bottom He is really no more than a coarse and rude prohibition of us: ye shall not think!
But at the same time, it's not like he isn't trying to communicate clearly. There's almost a childish quality to his writing. Like he doesn't have a filter. But he's not worried about not having a filter. It's un-neurotic. Life affirming. Refreshing. Nassim Taleb comes across a similar way.
My favourite line:
> God is a too palpably clumsy solution of things; a solution which shows a lack of delicacy towards us thinkers—at bottom He is really no more than a coarse and rude prohibition of us: ye shall not think!
folkvang's review against another edition
4.0
O livro onde Nietzsche (Sim, eu aprendi a escrever sem olhar no Google) esteve mais próximo da loucura, é onde ele mais se fez lúcido. Talvez por sua grandiosidade não poder ser alcançada por pessoas tão baixas como nós, como ele mesmo dizia. A sua autobiografia é algo totalmente artístico e poético. Recheado de ditirambos que eram a sua grande paixão, é engraçado ter acesso a um pedacinho da intimidade de grandes pessoas, ver ele guardando com preciosismo suas peculiaridades musicais, especialmente com Wagner qual serviu de inspiração para sua maior obra, a sua decepção quando ele se converte ao cristianismo, algo inaceitável para "o anticristo". E fragmentos de sua mente esvaindo ao mandar cartas de inimizade e conspirando contra o próprio imperador (e ter saido vivo).
lostintranslation's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
Very good points but the narcissistic and misogynistic narration got a tad tiring eventually.
thebibliophiledoctor's review against another edition
5.0
"The perfect woman tear you to pieces when she loves you".... I kind of laughed out loud on this one.
The people/words Nietzsche was obsessed with :
* Himself
* Decadence
* Wagner
* Zarathrustha
* Himself
* Dionysus
* Germany
* Himself
And oh did I forget to mention? HIMSELF.
"Germans are like women. No one can fathom their depths."
The people/words Nietzsche was obsessed with :
* Himself
* Decadence
* Wagner
* Zarathrustha
* Himself
* Dionysus
* Germany
* Himself
And oh did I forget to mention? HIMSELF.
"Germans are like women. No one can fathom their depths."