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misscoralinejones's review against another edition
4.0
Può il flusso di coscienza di un uomo imprigionato essere un racconto esilarante?
Sì, se la penna è Edward Carey e quell'uomo è Geppetto, nel Ventre Della Balena.
Tra flashback e deliri presenti il protagonista, che è a noi ben noto, viene presentato in una veste diversa, inaspettata: figlio, non più padre, e amante...
Carey passa da citazioni mitologiche a riflessioni profonde, dal memento mori a Geppetto che canta "Sono la fatina del dentino!" (quando trova un dente della Balena).
Una favola grottesca che dipinge ricordi, deliri e disperazione senza risultare mai pesante ma anzi, spesso divertente.
Sì, se la penna è Edward Carey e quell'uomo è Geppetto, nel Ventre Della Balena.
Tra flashback e deliri presenti il protagonista, che è a noi ben noto, viene presentato in una veste diversa, inaspettata: figlio, non più padre, e amante...
Carey passa da citazioni mitologiche a riflessioni profonde, dal memento mori a Geppetto che canta "Sono la fatina del dentino!" (quando trova un dente della Balena).
Una favola grottesca che dipinge ricordi, deliri e disperazione senza risultare mai pesante ma anzi, spesso divertente.
jessielavoieak's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
betharanova's review
4.0
A short, intriguing, and disturbing journey. It leaves you with a lot to unpack, as it ought to. It's about loneliness. It's about love and mistaking things for love. There's a lot of playing with the borders between living and not living and dead. This is more contained and frenetic than Piranesi was. It's a solid yet twisty piece of writing, though.
ninetytimesnine's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
mimamilli's review
dark
relaxing
slow-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
2.5
fairyblood's review
3.0
enjoyable quick read, a re-imagining of pinocchio told from geppetto‘s pov as he recounts the strange things that happened to him- all while being trapped inside a giant fish.
patchworkbunny's review
3.0
Everyone knows the story of Pinocchio, the little wooden puppet who came alive, but how much do we know about Geppetto, the man who created him? Edward Carey presents his story in the form of Geppetto’s journal, written while inside the whale, where he has plenty of time to reflect on what he has done.
I enjoyed the part where Geppetto first makes Pinocchio and he comes alive, how unnatural he seems and how much he does not want the puppet to exist. He is cruel at first, but after Pinocchio runs away, he has time to consider how he behaved. He sees that he was a father and he lashed out, in horror and surprise.
Geppetto goes a bit strange while living in the whale, befriending inanimate objects and drawing and sculpting using found items. I love Edward Carey’s style of drawing. Those included with the text represent what Geppetto created when trapped. I was a little disappointed that not all of it was printed full page and some ended up quite small.
I didn’t really connect with the sections that were about Geppetto’s history so much. He talks about what he has lost, but I liked the weirder sections more. It took me a lot longer to read than a 160 page books should have done.
I enjoyed the part where Geppetto first makes Pinocchio and he comes alive, how unnatural he seems and how much he does not want the puppet to exist. He is cruel at first, but after Pinocchio runs away, he has time to consider how he behaved. He sees that he was a father and he lashed out, in horror and surprise.
Geppetto goes a bit strange while living in the whale, befriending inanimate objects and drawing and sculpting using found items. I love Edward Carey’s style of drawing. Those included with the text represent what Geppetto created when trapped. I was a little disappointed that not all of it was printed full page and some ended up quite small.
I didn’t really connect with the sections that were about Geppetto’s history so much. He talks about what he has lost, but I liked the weirder sections more. It took me a lot longer to read than a 160 page books should have done.
joyofroux's review
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
jessethereader's review against another edition
3.0
I really hope to see more interesting take on classic stories like this in the future! I loved following Geppetto and seeing his angle on the story of Pinnochio.
annietate's review
4.0
Edward Carey has the most delightful writing style! The Swallowed Man is a story about Gepetto, Pinocchio’s father. He’s living inside of a large fish - for most of the book and you’re reading his journal entries talking about living in the fish and also some reflections on life pre-fish. A wonderful take on loneliness and at times madness. Also in true Edward Carey fashion there are beautiful illustrations sprinkled throughout.