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slink's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.75
kyop14's review against another edition
5.0
There is a serenity to the mundanity, using the time on hand to trail off in a moment, for a moment's notice.
mcribsy13's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.75
winna13's review against another edition
5.0
esse livro é a prova viva de que alberto caeiro é, sem sombra de dúvidas, o melhor heterónimo de fernando pessoa.
emelir's review against another edition
5.0
‘’I am not always the same in what I say and write.
I change, but not very much.
The color of flowers is not the same in the sun
As beneath a lingering cloud
Or when night falls
And flowers are the color or remembrance.
But anyone who really looks can see they are the same flowers,
And so when i appear not to agree with myself,
Take a good look at me:
If i was facing toward the right,
Not I’ve turned to the left,
But i am always me, standing on the same two feet -
Always the same, thanks to me and to the earth
And to my convinced eyes and ears
And to my clear contiguity of soul…’’
Alberto Caeiro är en av alla de heteronymer som Fernando Pessoa kom att använda sig av under sina aktiva år! Vid sidan av Caeiro tillhör även Álvaro de Campos och Ricardo Reis några av hans mest betydelsefulla sådana! Samtliga fungerar som egna individer. Alla med sin egen bakgrund, sina egna tankar och känslor, samt även skilda ställningstagande inför världen. Likväl skiljer sig de olika ‘individernas’ stil och form åt! Pessoa låter sig sannerligen inte begränsas till enbart sitt eget väsen, utan han både utforskar och ser världen ur en mängd olika synvinklar! Vilket är superspännande bara i sig! Sen är Pessoa verkligen helt fantastisk i exakt alla former, heteronym eller ej. Älskar hans dikter, och denna bok är helt underbar!
I change, but not very much.
The color of flowers is not the same in the sun
As beneath a lingering cloud
Or when night falls
And flowers are the color or remembrance.
But anyone who really looks can see they are the same flowers,
And so when i appear not to agree with myself,
Take a good look at me:
If i was facing toward the right,
Not I’ve turned to the left,
But i am always me, standing on the same two feet -
Always the same, thanks to me and to the earth
And to my convinced eyes and ears
And to my clear contiguity of soul…’’
Alberto Caeiro är en av alla de heteronymer som Fernando Pessoa kom att använda sig av under sina aktiva år! Vid sidan av Caeiro tillhör även Álvaro de Campos och Ricardo Reis några av hans mest betydelsefulla sådana! Samtliga fungerar som egna individer. Alla med sin egen bakgrund, sina egna tankar och känslor, samt även skilda ställningstagande inför världen. Likväl skiljer sig de olika ‘individernas’ stil och form åt! Pessoa låter sig sannerligen inte begränsas till enbart sitt eget väsen, utan han både utforskar och ser världen ur en mängd olika synvinklar! Vilket är superspännande bara i sig! Sen är Pessoa verkligen helt fantastisk i exakt alla former, heteronym eller ej. Älskar hans dikter, och denna bok är helt underbar!
spaghettification's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
There's not much I can say about Alberto Caeiro that hasn't already been said more eloquently by Pessoa scholars so I will say this - Caeiro is my favorite Pessoa heteronym. I love the way he's a contradiction; a keeper of sheep without any formal education who simply wants to commune with nature without analyzing it...and yet, all he does is analyze it - in fact, he analyzes it like someone who's read a lot of poetry before! Plus, as someone who suffers from depression, Caeiro hits all the right spots for me...He believes that thinking is suffering and that we would all be happier if we simply felt and observed what's around us and let those sensations guide us instead of letting our brains slowly destroy us. Pessoa almost certainly created Caeiro as a way to cope with his own suffering and overthinking and it's easy to see how it would've helped him through his feelings. If you like the wonderfully bucolic Walt Whitman you'll definitely like Caeiro just as much, if not more!