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Foam of the Daze: L'Ecume Des Jours by Boris Vian

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outoftheblue14's review against another edition

Lo abbandono perché non mi dice niente. Troppo strano per me. Poi, ci sono troppe note del traduttore. Capisco che i giochi di parole siano troppo particolari per renderli nella traduzione italiana, ma il troppo stroppia. Tutte queste note mi infastidiscono, e poi la mia conoscenza del francese è così elementare che non le capisco comunque. A quanto sembra, il finale è totalmente tragico... ma a me di questi personaggi non importa, quindi pace a loro.

sidharthvardhan's review against another edition

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4.0

More like 3.5 stars. It has a kind of Disney reality in which animals, for example, talk to people and there is that somewhat infantile humor. The book begins in a kind of innocent world of some young people who haven't come across the suffering yet. The characters resist and are afraid of things that are for grown-ups - especially having to earn a living. The girls want to buy pretty things and boys want to be able to buy those things for them. As the suffering in its countless forms raises the ugly hand for the four youngsters that are central characters of the book, they struggle to keep the happiness they had gained in their innocent times.

The surreal art, as far as I understand, tries to use elements from the unconscious mind, and since 'meaning' is an invention of the consious mind - everything surreal must be definition be meaningless or at least have a meaning that is very difficult to put in words. I am not sure surrealism is the word for strange occurrences of the book. They are more like literary devices used by the author to color his prose n the same innocent shade with which its main characters are made. Even as the characters themselves struggle against the suffering of the world, the prose continues to retain the sam Disney shade till the very end.

asgard224's review against another edition

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4.0

O poveste de dragoste suprarealistă ce se îmbină perfect cu piesa de la Radiohead - Lotus flower.

pheeebz's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.25

beckymrtn's review against another edition

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5.0

Charming and imaginative - transports you into a beautiful, fictional French world filled with jazz, flowers, books, cocktails, and NO WORK! :)

A tragic love story at its best...

givli's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

tchouktche's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

‘du point de vue moral, il est recommandable de payer des impôts, pour avoir en contrepartie le droit de se faire saisir parce que d'autres payent des impôts qui servent à entretenir la police et les hauts fonctionnaires, c'est un cercle vicieux à briser, que personne n'en paie plus pendant assez longtemps et les fonctionnaires mourront tous de consomption et la guerre n'existera plus.’

i was not familiar with your game mr boris vian!!!

j’ai beaucoup aimé la plume de l’auteur, le monde qu’il crée est louphoque mais bizarrement très apaisant aussi.

ce livre est aussi une critique du capitalisme et de la police et j’ai trouvé très intéressante la façon dont l’auteur a pu traiter ces sujets

bon en vrai c’est peut etre pas réellement un 4 étoiles mais plutôt un 3.99 mais c’est pas grave, il est super drôle

ps: slay alise , personne n’incarne le libre arbitre mieux qu’elle (les actes de pyromanies ne sont pas à normaliser) et colin :(