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mazzoccatoadele's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
lloffe's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
lighthearted
reflective
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? It's complicated
3.75
erikamarconato's review against another edition
4.0
Uno dei finali più belli di quest'anno. Non sono una grande fan dei disegni.
caractacus's review
5.0
Pretty fantastic. Only previously familiar with Queneau in the context of Oulipo, I wasn't really prepared for what this book would be like, or how playful the language would be. Nor how difficult it would be to describe it in this Goodreads review!
shumska's review against another edition
3.0
nismo se našli baš queneau i ja ovdje.. mislim da se "zazie" može u potpunosti primiti jedino u originalu, pisana je pariškim žargonom, a vanda mikšić je to relativno spretno prebacila u zagrebački sleng, ali nekako ipak čudno ispada kada se jedno pokraj drugog nalaze metro, brie i camembert s "kaj", "zakaj" i "striček". vjerujem da je napravila najbolji mogući posao, ali u glavi su mi se stalno preklapale slike koje teško idu zajedno. već tu mi je bilo teško uroniti u priču, a uz to velikim djelom knjiga se bazira na brzim dijalozima kojih inače nisam ljubiteljica...
vjerujem da je ovo puno kvalitetnije djelo nego što sam ga mogla primiti. queneauove kultne "stilske vježbe" gledala sam u kazalištu barem pet puta (kao najdugovječnija predstava na svijetu s istom glumačkom postavom -izvrsni pero kvrgić i lela margitić - u guinnessovu knjigu rekorda uvrštene su 2018. - predstava je izvođena neprekidno 50 godina) pa nisam mogla odoljeti ideji kako bi "zazie" djelovala na kazališnim daskama. mislim da bi mi se više svidjela.
vjerujem da je ovo puno kvalitetnije djelo nego što sam ga mogla primiti. queneauove kultne "stilske vježbe" gledala sam u kazalištu barem pet puta (kao najdugovječnija predstava na svijetu s istom glumačkom postavom -izvrsni pero kvrgić i lela margitić - u guinnessovu knjigu rekorda uvrštene su 2018. - predstava je izvođena neprekidno 50 godina) pa nisam mogla odoljeti ideji kako bi "zazie" djelovala na kazališnim daskama. mislim da bi mi se više svidjela.
lou1sb's review
4.0
Part three of my audacious attempt to read every book written in 1959.
This got a little weird towards the end, but it was worth it for the final line.
This got a little weird towards the end, but it was worth it for the final line.
hellenordrum's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Paris bai nait
Smila litt, lo litt, vart litt førrvirra
Smila litt, lo litt, vart litt førrvirra
jwmcoaching's review
2.0
2 1/2 stars. Maybe there was something lost in translation (I did notice a lot of British slang, which took away from the Frenchness of it), but I didn't find this nearly as entertaining as I had been led to believe that it would be. Yes, I had a chuckle here and a smile there, and it is pretty well-written, but it just didn't WOW me like I thought it would.
jimmylorunning's review
2.0
Talk, talk, that's all you can do!
Seems like a fitting description of this novel which is just an excuse for slapstick language comedy. Some of the witty language was amusing and clever, but overall I don't see the point of this romp. It got sillier and sillier, but not in a way that was funnier and funnier. The thing kinda read like a writing exercise, actually. And the characters are like flashy cartoons. I never thought slapstick was possible in book form, but here it is. I've never enjoyed slapstick comedy (though I try at least a few times a year and am always disappointed... just not my thing), but I can see how someone can really love this book if it is their thing. I enjoyed the wordplay, to some degree, but it got old kinda fast. It is quite impressive, though, that this was a translation. I'm sure the word-jokes were entirely different in French.
Seems like a fitting description of this novel which is just an excuse for slapstick language comedy. Some of the witty language was amusing and clever, but overall I don't see the point of this romp. It got sillier and sillier, but not in a way that was funnier and funnier. The thing kinda read like a writing exercise, actually. And the characters are like flashy cartoons. I never thought slapstick was possible in book form, but here it is. I've never enjoyed slapstick comedy (though I try at least a few times a year and am always disappointed... just not my thing), but I can see how someone can really love this book if it is their thing. I enjoyed the wordplay, to some degree, but it got old kinda fast. It is quite impressive, though, that this was a translation. I'm sure the word-jokes were entirely different in French.