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Zazie no Metrô by Raymond Queneau

fonteya's review against another edition

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4.0

2 cosas simples para resumir mi experiencia lectora sobre este libro.

1) Ha sido un gustazo leer una obra de Queneau. La locura, el desorden y el caos en esta novelita son geniales, pero...
2) Tendría una estrella de más si no fuera porque el lenguaje fresco de la época, que seguro que lo tiene, está pobremente reflejado en una traducción más que nefasta, con expresiones coloquiales pasadas de época y otras que ya no se entienden, además de unas notas al pie pedantes tipo "mira cuánto francés sé, qué listo que soy, y lo traduzco a mi manera". Las cosas no se hacen así, señor Sánchez Dragó.
Al menos las ilustraciones son de Miguel Gallardo...

(Próximamente, en verano, veré la película.)

alinabkl's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted 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

2.75

helvish's review against another edition

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inspiring fast-paced

5.0

foxgo's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

evawondergem's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

sljbook's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

ronanmcd's review against another edition

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5.0

Joyous and wild. Absolutely loved reading this. Loved it.
It just lights you up to read it, a playful, transgressing book from a time when France was beginning to where from post war gloom and looking to create a future.
The translation is exquisite; how tricky it must be with the confabulations, amalgamations, elisions and general verbal chicanery.
And the story this among through it all like an Asterix or some other freewheeling BD carnage.

cynthiak's review against another edition

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5.0

UN CHEF-D'OEUVRE

aliez's review against another edition

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mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

marixxxx's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75