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danandcomics's review against another edition
4.0
Beautiful Losers reads as an attempt to intermingle the purity and beauty of mysticism, extravagant eroticism(!), and the seriousness of scripture. It's a bit absurd and it's a bit genius, but I've leant toward the latter. Not wholly, as my mind is still blurred by the reading experience, but whether the book's content be by design or formed by a stream of youthful consciousness ("more of a sunstroke than a book"), it proves a fascinating insight into Leonard Cohen's mind prior to the beginning of a more refined songbook. Introduced to me by white chords. Truly grateful.
tiedyedead's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Conflicted feelings about this book. Didn’t necessarily like the majority of it but it will always mean something to me.
zetafiction's review against another edition
2.0
A vulgar, racist creep of a book. The prose veers between hypnotically gorgeous and laughably incoherent. How much sense could this novel possibly make to someone who has no knowledge of Montreal/Quebec culture and history? If this was all I'd ever read from Cohen, I would loathe him.
[Book 1: First person, past tense; Book 2: First person, epistolary, Book 3: Third person]
[Book 1: First person, past tense; Book 2: First person, epistolary, Book 3: Third person]
violettek's review
challenging
dark
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
i think this takes the cake for the weirdest and most disturbing book i’ve ever read, which is saying quite a bit.
to sum it up: if someone tells you they found this book interesting, that’s fine, but if they tell you they loved it, run
to sum it up: if someone tells you they found this book interesting, that’s fine, but if they tell you they loved it, run
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Racism, and Suicide
martin's review against another edition
3.0
this book is weird and gross and beautifully written and i dont regret reading it but i dont recommend it
kermittuesday's review against another edition
Man did I hate this book. I read the whole thing and I hated it the whole time.
posztmagyar's review against another edition
4.0
It's smut. At least two-third of it. But it is beautifully written. And SPOILERS: (probably) Hitler and (probably) Nietzsche had BDSM sex in it.
embossedsilver's review against another edition
3.0
3 stars. I have absolutely no idea what to make of this, but it was a trip.