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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I read the German translation, but couldn't find it here.
But I guess the book is awesome in any language. The way it makes you think about meaning and what it actually means to you and your life. As well as the scary things children (or peaople in general) do out of fear.
Read it if you haven't yet.
But I guess the book is awesome in any language. The way it makes you think about meaning and what it actually means to you and your life. As well as the scary things children (or peaople in general) do out of fear.
Read it if you haven't yet.
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Well.... that probably tops the weirdest book I've ever read in my life list.
And you say that this is a book for teenagers? It's the most existential, depressing, seriously-what-the-hell-is-going-on story I've been faced with. Jean Paul Sartre would be so jealous. [Probably he's currently green with envy in his existential hell, right now, in fact. Hell is other people and all that. Yeah, just read this book to prove it.] Still am feeling uneasy even though I finished it last night. Mind you, it was brilliant - and sadly enough, incredibly realistic [there was something Lord of the Flies like about it] in the sense that when a bunch of people decide to make a point and will go to any extreme to prove it, something always happens. Possibly not quite to the climactic extent of Nothing, but still...
Can't shake the feeling of incredulity about it's depth, philosophy and thought provoking that it builds in 200 odd pages with a font of size 15 and entire pages with only 5 words on them. There was something darkly horrific throughout, and the equally pessimistic ending helped none. However, it was sheer brilliant, edgy and powerful. Goes to show how insignificant we all are, but at the same time, our own lives make us feel as significant as the center of the universe. Nothing has meaning, yet everything has meaning. My mind is still boggled and reeling from it. I'll need a good while to recover.
And you say that this is a book for teenagers? It's the most existential, depressing, seriously-what-the-hell-is-going-on story I've been faced with. Jean Paul Sartre would be so jealous. [Probably he's currently green with envy in his existential hell, right now, in fact. Hell is other people and all that. Yeah, just read this book to prove it.] Still am feeling uneasy even though I finished it last night. Mind you, it was brilliant - and sadly enough, incredibly realistic [there was something Lord of the Flies like about it] in the sense that when a bunch of people decide to make a point and will go to any extreme to prove it, something always happens. Possibly not quite to the climactic extent of Nothing, but still...
Can't shake the feeling of incredulity about it's depth, philosophy and thought provoking that it builds in 200 odd pages with a font of size 15 and entire pages with only 5 words on them. There was something darkly horrific throughout, and the equally pessimistic ending helped none. However, it was sheer brilliant, edgy and powerful. Goes to show how insignificant we all are, but at the same time, our own lives make us feel as significant as the center of the universe. Nothing has meaning, yet everything has meaning. My mind is still boggled and reeling from it. I'll need a good while to recover.
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
fast-paced
mysterious
medium-paced
3.5☆
Se me está haciendo difícil pensar en un comentario coherente para este libro porque sigo abrumada y perturbada por ciertas "objetos" de la pila de significados. Entiendo el punto y lo encuentro interesante, pero a la vez me parece que está puesto para provocarte sin hacerse cargo de conducirte a una reflexión. No me sentí encaminada en lo absoluto, entonces, por más que generara mis propias reflexiones, me sentía más propensa a desconcertarme que a iniciar un debate interno con ese mensaje del libro. Y quiero aclarar que quizá mi decepción viene por el hecho de que si esperaba tener un narrador que explicitara más su punto de vista, aunque siento que eso es una expectativa que no sé si era del todo necesaria. Quizá ya el libro es valioso por el impacto emocional porque puede que eso sea lo que la autora estaba buscando. En ese sentido está bien logrado porque se seleccionaron muy bien los objetos y se dispusieron de una forma que hace que vaya en aumento, lo cual interesante porque en vez de ir más rápido, sientes que vas más lento por la densidad.
En fin, tiene cosas demasiado buenas, aunque esperaba mucho más. Sobre todo porque, como señala la autora, todos tenemos un Pierre Anthon en nosotros y, en mi caso, siento que aún lo escucho.
Se me está haciendo difícil pensar en un comentario coherente para este libro porque sigo abrumada y perturbada por ciertas "objetos" de la pila de significados. Entiendo el punto y lo encuentro interesante, pero a la vez me parece que está puesto para provocarte sin hacerse cargo de conducirte a una reflexión. No me sentí encaminada en lo absoluto, entonces, por más que generara mis propias reflexiones, me sentía más propensa a desconcertarme que a iniciar un debate interno con ese mensaje del libro. Y quiero aclarar que quizá mi decepción viene por el hecho de que si esperaba tener un narrador que explicitara más su punto de vista, aunque siento que eso es una expectativa que no sé si era del todo necesaria. Quizá ya el libro es valioso por el impacto emocional porque puede que eso sea lo que la autora estaba buscando. En ese sentido está bien logrado porque se seleccionaron muy bien los objetos y se dispusieron de una forma que hace que vaya en aumento, lo cual interesante porque en vez de ir más rápido, sientes que vas más lento por la densidad.
En fin, tiene cosas demasiado buenas, aunque esperaba mucho más. Sobre todo porque, como señala la autora, todos tenemos un Pierre Anthon en nosotros y, en mi caso, siento que aún lo escucho.
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Rape