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cindy23170704's review against another edition
dark
funny
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
nottherae's review against another edition
4.0
Deník bláznivého starce je klasikou japonské literatury od Tanizakiho. Je to zatím první kniha, kterou jsem od něj četla, a i když jsem jí popravdě úplně nepochopila, zaujala mě. Kniha je celá psána formou deníkových zápisů staršího muže. Pan Ucugi žije v Tokiu, které se od jeho dětství hodně změnilo a největším vzrušením jeho života je zezačátku pohled na jeho snachu, který později přerůstá i v něco jiného (nemyslím si, že se dá říkat láska). Jejich vztah je něčím zároveň, krásným, ale i něčím, co by většina lidí nazvala úchylným a přiznávám, že i mě přišel podivný. Kniha byla svým zvláštním způsobem zajímavá a rozhodně bych si chtěla přečíst i další z jeho knih.
hades9stages's review
5.0
tanizaki will forever be one of my favourite authors, how does he manage to make every book he writes incredibly awesome?
"“You talk about your hand hurting, and not being able to walk,” some people even say, “and yet you’re enjoying life well enough, aren’t you? You can’t be in so much pain.”
But I am. Of course there is times where the pain is acute and the times it isn’t; it doesn’t remain constant, there are times where I have no pain at all."
"“You talk about your hand hurting, and not being able to walk,” some people even say, “and yet you’re enjoying life well enough, aren’t you? You can’t be in so much pain.”
But I am. Of course there is times where the pain is acute and the times it isn’t; it doesn’t remain constant, there are times where I have no pain at all."
obiwana's review against another edition
reflective
slow-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
terry_v's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
caroolinaah's review
"I am not in the least afraid of death, and yet to be confronted with it, to feel it pressing in on me- the very thought is terrifying. I wish I could die as if I were falling asleep, so gently that no one would realize when it happened."
Cuando compre este libro tenia miedo de que fuera excesivamente deprimente, nunca pensé que seria excesivamente pervertido. Es un hombre viejo que, aunque padece impotencia, dice no poder dejar de sentir atracción hacia las mujeres, especialmente hacia la esposa de su hijo. La dinámica de Utsugi (el viejito) y Satsuko (daughter-in-law) me pareció horrible, y mi libro ideal no incluye a viejito sucking on his daughter-in-law's toes. Lo que me llego a gustar en ocasiones es como era super cizañoso y descarado, y ver como sus acciones escalaban mientras pasaba el tiempo. Desde que lo empecé ya lo quería acabar, y pues si, porfin lo acabe. Pensé que iba a tener como un gran final, pero cuando empezaron las doctor notes supe que iba a ser super anticlimatico. Fuera de todo eso, es bastante realista, y el autor hace un buen trabajo creando dinámicas complejas y casi tangibles entre los personajes.
"Even though I am sentimental and given to tears -as virtuous as that may sound- my true nature is perverse and cold-hearted in the extreme."
suji88_'s review against another edition
funny
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
finjaae's review against another edition
challenging
medium-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
3.25
jackalop3's review against another edition
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
ovidusnaso's review
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25