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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
emotional
Uhhh
Lalea neagra a lui Dumas este despre... o lalea.
Literalmente.
Nicio metafora.
As putea sa ma lansez intr-un discurs de ore despre cum scrie Dumas. Ba chiar mi-ar placea sa-l compar cu prozatorii rusi, doar ca s-ar potrivi mai mult ce am de zis in contextul in care m-as axa pe Contele de Monte Cristo.
Laleaua neagra nu mi-a placut la fel de mult. Nu pentru ca n-ar fi scrisa bine sau ca ar avea mai putina dinamica, ci, cred, ca-i din cauza subiectului si a ritmului.
In rest, acelasi Dumas. Un autor care stie sa scrie naratiune, nu gluma. Stie sa-si construiasca actiunea si ce-mi place cel mai mult la el e ca orice detaliu e necesar, nu descrie de dragul de a descrie, cum ar face Tolstoi, ci mentioneaza niste detalii care revin apoi in firul narativ. Ii scrie un personaj altuia ceva pe o foaie si apoi peste 200 de pagini foaia aia revine si e dovada nevinovatiei personajului respectiv, chestii de genul. Recurenta, simetria, coincidentele si planificarea sunt cele care il fac sa fie un geniu literar, caci un simplu autor le-ar uita sau trece cu vederea in scriere.
Lalea neagra a lui Dumas este despre... o lalea.
Literalmente.
Nicio metafora.
As putea sa ma lansez intr-un discurs de ore despre cum scrie Dumas. Ba chiar mi-ar placea sa-l compar cu prozatorii rusi, doar ca s-ar potrivi mai mult ce am de zis in contextul in care m-as axa pe Contele de Monte Cristo.
Laleaua neagra nu mi-a placut la fel de mult. Nu pentru ca n-ar fi scrisa bine sau ca ar avea mai putina dinamica, ci, cred, ca-i din cauza subiectului si a ritmului.
In rest, acelasi Dumas. Un autor care stie sa scrie naratiune, nu gluma. Stie sa-si construiasca actiunea si ce-mi place cel mai mult la el e ca orice detaliu e necesar, nu descrie de dragul de a descrie, cum ar face Tolstoi, ci mentioneaza niste detalii care revin apoi in firul narativ. Ii scrie un personaj altuia ceva pe o foaie si apoi peste 200 de pagini foaia aia revine si e dovada nevinovatiei personajului respectiv, chestii de genul. Recurenta, simetria, coincidentele si planificarea sunt cele care il fac sa fie un geniu literar, caci un simplu autor le-ar uita sau trece cu vederea in scriere.
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Ever heard of the Dutch Tulip Craze? This book was fascinating!
dark
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The Black Tulip is a lesser spoken of work of Dumas than the likes of The Count of Monte Cristo (that is rightfully spoken of a lot) and The Three Musketeers (that I haven’t read yet) but absolutely deserves the same recognition and praise. It is an all encompassing story alike to the Count of Monte Cristo, though a lot shorter (a good or bad thing depending on who you are), it exploring revenge, crime, politics, relationships and love but all withheld by the justice and prison system. The Black Tulip is a historical fiction set during the Dutch Tulip Mania under the reign of William of Orange. It’s a love story constrained by prison between the tulip fancier Cornelius Van Baerle and the jailer’s daughter Rosa, as they fight the odds to pursue their love and grow the illusive black tulip within the confines of prison walls. The role of William of Orange is however largely unrealistic as he involves himself in the lovers individual affairs, highly unlikely for a monarch, in addition to at times the characters appearing slightly one dimensional, however the allusions and language of Dumas, in addition to all the strings of his plot and themes explored settle the flaws of the characters for the most part. It’s a book more of us should really have heard of and bring into intertextual literary debates.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
This is a love story. It's about Cornelius van Baerle, who is in love with his tulips (but especially his coveted black tulip bulbs), and who falls in love with Rosa.
It's sweet, which I needed after The Count of Monte Cristo, and it's short, which I also needed. I'll be rereading it, as I like it a lot.
I'm not sure how Cornelius van Baerle fell in love with Rosa, because I couldn't quite tell, but maybe I was reading it too fast. At any rate, a few of the descriptions as to tulip growing were pretty interesting— I never dreamed that exposing a bulb to this and that sunlight would make it much darker. I wonder if any actual black tulips have ever been grown?
It's sweet, which I needed after The Count of Monte Cristo, and it's short, which I also needed. I'll be rereading it, as I like it a lot.
I'm not sure how Cornelius van Baerle fell in love with Rosa, because I couldn't quite tell, but maybe I was reading it too fast. At any rate, a few of the descriptions as to tulip growing were pretty interesting— I never dreamed that exposing a bulb to this and that sunlight would make it much darker. I wonder if any actual black tulips have ever been grown?