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3.26 AVERAGE
challenging
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informative
medium-paced
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Loveable characters:
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Diverse cast of characters:
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Flaws of characters a main focus:
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informative
slow-paced
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Strong character development:
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Diverse cast of characters:
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Як можна зрозуміти з назви, ідеальний спосіб життя мешканців вигаданого острову дійсно можна назвати утопічним. Ніхто не голодує, нікому не бракує базових зручностей, є гарантоване медичне обслуговування. Звичайно, цю роботу написано 1516 року, тому рабство в Утопії досі існує, а також заборонено не вірити в бога.
Я думаю, ідеї Мора не можуть працювати в повному обсязі хоча б через те, що описане ним суспільство майже цілком однорідне. Усі дотримуються законів Утопії не лише через загрозу покарання, а й через щире переконання в їхній справедливості. Ніхто не має амбіцій, тому не намагається обдурити систему, усі мешканці острова зневажають золото, ходять в однаковому вбранні та переважно займаються на дозвіллі філософською працею. Не враховано людську природу — допитливу, амбітну, жваву та грайливу.
Водночас я розумію, що аргументи Мора мотивує несправедливість, яка існувала між прошарками населення Англії XVI століття. Він висловлює радикальні на той час ідеї: усім людям має бути гарантоване житло, працівники важливих галузей повинні мати гідну оплату праці, медичні послуги мають бути доступними для кожної та кожного. Не з усіма ідеями Мора можна погодитися, проте видно, що він хоче бачити рівність серед людей.
Трохи посміялася, що робота закінчується бажанням автора уникнути критичного розбору життя в (на?) Утопії, яке він прикриває втомою героя, який просто хотів би відпочити після доповіді про цей острів.
Я думаю, ідеї Мора не можуть працювати в повному обсязі хоча б через те, що описане ним суспільство майже цілком однорідне. Усі дотримуються законів Утопії не лише через загрозу покарання, а й через щире переконання в їхній справедливості. Ніхто не має амбіцій, тому не намагається обдурити систему, усі мешканці острова зневажають золото, ходять в однаковому вбранні та переважно займаються на дозвіллі філософською працею. Не враховано людську природу — допитливу, амбітну, жваву та грайливу.
Водночас я розумію, що аргументи Мора мотивує несправедливість, яка існувала між прошарками населення Англії XVI століття. Він висловлює радикальні на той час ідеї: усім людям має бути гарантоване житло, працівники важливих галузей повинні мати гідну оплату праці, медичні послуги мають бути доступними для кожної та кожного. Не з усіма ідеями Мора можна погодитися, проте видно, що він хоче бачити рівність серед людей.
Трохи посміялася, що робота закінчується бажанням автора уникнути критичного розбору життя в (на?) Утопії, яке він прикриває втомою героя, який просто хотів би відпочити після доповіді про цей острів.
"However finely spun the wool, a sheep wore it first, and remained just a sheep....."
I really liked this book!
The notes in this version are also really great and add so much more in terms of understanding and enjoyment
I really liked this book!
The notes in this version are also really great and add so much more in terms of understanding and enjoyment
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
For years I have been aware of the idea of Utopia and also that Thomas More has written to that title but had not realised that it was his invention.
I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. Having been introduced to the the Robert Bolt version of Thomas More and seen him brought to life by Paul Schofield, I have been fascinated with the man. The Bolt/Schofield version is no doubt one-sided. He lived in difficult and distant times and some of his actions and attitudes were disturbing.
This book is served by an excellent introduction which equipped me better to understand how More was using his characters to say things he couldn't say and supplementing the approach with humour. The translation was similarly enhanced by the notes.
What comes through is a man asking questions and challenging conventions. He ridicules many practices and endorses revolutionary new thinking. However for many of these points there is ambiguity for is it what he thinks or is it humour?
Also disquietingly (or perhaps prophetically) the Utopian ideal is undergirded by slavery and rigid control. Utopia has its cost in a fallen world and the cost does not fall fairly.
This has been an excellent experience with much to commend it and much to question.
I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. Having been introduced to the the Robert Bolt version of Thomas More and seen him brought to life by Paul Schofield, I have been fascinated with the man. The Bolt/Schofield version is no doubt one-sided. He lived in difficult and distant times and some of his actions and attitudes were disturbing.
This book is served by an excellent introduction which equipped me better to understand how More was using his characters to say things he couldn't say and supplementing the approach with humour. The translation was similarly enhanced by the notes.
What comes through is a man asking questions and challenging conventions. He ridicules many practices and endorses revolutionary new thinking. However for many of these points there is ambiguity for is it what he thinks or is it humour?
Also disquietingly (or perhaps prophetically) the Utopian ideal is undergirded by slavery and rigid control. Utopia has its cost in a fallen world and the cost does not fall fairly.
This has been an excellent experience with much to commend it and much to question.
challenging
informative
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
"I don't see how you can ever get any real justice or prosperity, so long as there's private property..."
Shockingly, one might say, this book is essentially communist propaganda from Saint Thomas More who was born in London during the Middle Ages. I shouldn't have been so surprised by the fact that so many quotes from this are still relevant to modern-day readers. I will share my favorite one here, interlaced with a few comments from yours truly:
"In fact, when I consider any social system that prevails in the modern world, I can't, so help me God, see it as anything but a conspiracy of the rich to advance their own interests under the pretext of organizing society. They think up all sorts of tricks and dodges, first for keeping safe their ill-gotten gains [tax evasion, tax havens, etc.], and then for exploiting the poor by buying their labor as cheaply as possible [poverty wages, exploitation of labor in developing countries, incarcerated workers, etc.]. Once the rich have decided that these tricks and dodges shall be officially rezognized by society - which includes the poor as well as the rich - they acquire the force of law [police]. Thus an unscrupulous minority is led by its insatiable greed to monopolize what would have been enough to supply the needs of the whole population."
Shockingly, one might say, this book is essentially communist propaganda from Saint Thomas More who was born in London during the Middle Ages. I shouldn't have been so surprised by the fact that so many quotes from this are still relevant to modern-day readers. I will share my favorite one here, interlaced with a few comments from yours truly:
"In fact, when I consider any social system that prevails in the modern world, I can't, so help me God, see it as anything but a conspiracy of the rich to advance their own interests under the pretext of organizing society. They think up all sorts of tricks and dodges, first for keeping safe their ill-gotten gains [tax evasion, tax havens, etc.], and then for exploiting the poor by buying their labor as cheaply as possible [poverty wages, exploitation of labor in developing countries, incarcerated workers, etc.]. Once the rich have decided that these tricks and dodges shall be officially rezognized by society - which includes the poor as well as the rich - they acquire the force of law [police]. Thus an unscrupulous minority is led by its insatiable greed to monopolize what would have been enough to supply the needs of the whole population."
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:
No
Vraiment un de mes livres préferes car je trouve qu'a son epoque c'etait audacieux de publier un livre comme ça et j'aimerais + d'ouvrages de la sorte dans nos temps contemporains !
funny
informative
reflective
fast-paced
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N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No