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lessidisa's review against another edition
3.75
Début FA-BU-LEUX avec considérations d'ordres politiques, et comme c'est un livre humoristique c'était extrêmement agréable à lire. En fait j'ai cru que c’était le meilleur livre que je n'avais jamais lu de tous les temps [expression bizarre]. Ensuite on n'est plus que sur des histoires de q et d'alcoolo qui se croit exempt de tout reproche. Plein de titres de livres sont incorporés dans le texte ni vus ni connus.
Bon alors globalement c'était si pas mal.
« Albert Zou Loukia a élevé la voix, il a fait une intervention mémorable, un intervention qui est restée ici comme un des plus beaux discours politiques de tous les temps, le ministre Zou Loukia a dit à plusieurs reprises "j'accuse", et tout le monde était si médusé que dans la rue, pour un oui ou pour un non, pour une petite dispute ou une injustice mineure, on disait "j'accuse" »
« j'accuse les mesquineries qui s'abattent sur une personne qui n'a fait qu'imprimer un itinéraire à son existence »
« tu n'as pas assez bu sur terre comme ça pour venir nous casser les couilles jusqu'au purgatoire, hein, il fallait t'orienter vers le paradis, un peu plus loin, en passant par ces montagnes de nuages sombres, tant pis pour toi, fallait bien boire en bas lorsque nous t'en avons donné l'occasion, ici c'est le verdict sans voies de recours, ici ce sont les flammes qui gouvernent dans leur crépitement apocalyptique, c'est l'incinération un point c'est tout, on ne boit pas d'alcool ici, on s'en sert pour allumer et attiser les flammes, allez viens c'est ton tour de cramer, pauvre imbécile qui croyais que l'enfer c'était les autres »
« tchao mon bonhomme »
Bon alors globalement c'était si pas mal.
« Albert Zou Loukia a élevé la voix, il a fait une intervention mémorable, un intervention qui est restée ici comme un des plus beaux discours politiques de tous les temps, le ministre Zou Loukia a dit à plusieurs reprises "j'accuse", et tout le monde était si médusé que dans la rue, pour un oui ou pour un non, pour une petite dispute ou une injustice mineure, on disait "j'accuse" »
« j'accuse les mesquineries qui s'abattent sur une personne qui n'a fait qu'imprimer un itinéraire à son existence »
« tu n'as pas assez bu sur terre comme ça pour venir nous casser les couilles jusqu'au purgatoire, hein, il fallait t'orienter vers le paradis, un peu plus loin, en passant par ces montagnes de nuages sombres, tant pis pour toi, fallait bien boire en bas lorsque nous t'en avons donné l'occasion, ici c'est le verdict sans voies de recours, ici ce sont les flammes qui gouvernent dans leur crépitement apocalyptique, c'est l'incinération un point c'est tout, on ne boit pas d'alcool ici, on s'en sert pour allumer et attiser les flammes, allez viens c'est ton tour de cramer, pauvre imbécile qui croyais que l'enfer c'était les autres »
« tchao mon bonhomme »
patmole's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
honoreads's review against another edition
funny
reflective
4.25
Read in French.
It’s a bit challenging at first, the writing style is peculiar (on purpose) and it’s hard to get into it. However, once you are, you can’t put it down. It’s incredibly clever without seeming so, the narrator and main character keeps dropping titles of books without noticing. The references are clever, and I know I missed some, because it wasn’t until he talked about Mama Mfoa that I caught on.
I will definitely read this author again.
It’s a bit challenging at first, the writing style is peculiar (on purpose) and it’s hard to get into it. However, once you are, you can’t put it down. It’s incredibly clever without seeming so, the narrator and main character keeps dropping titles of books without noticing. The references are clever, and I know I missed some, because it wasn’t until he talked about Mama Mfoa that I caught on.
I will definitely read this author again.
scottishben's review
2.0
Read as part of my round the world challenge. Not really my cup of tea. It does a good job of giving a sense of the lives of those who custom a divey bar in the Congo but whilst I found a decent amount to admire I never quite settled on enjoying the experience.
tithiam's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
magis1105's review
emotional
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Not for me.
It is an interesting idea and it's written in a fitting way to the story being told. But the writing style annoyed me too much.
It is an interesting idea and it's written in a fitting way to the story being told. But the writing style annoyed me too much.
alienor's review against another edition
*reading the original version written in French*
tromatojuice's review against another edition
3.0
(read in French) it flows seamlessly and the rythm is amazing. However this whole "one sentence book" thing feels really gimmicky (unlike M. Enard's "Zone").
anetq's review against another edition
2.0
Rather uninteresting book about literary drunkenness in a congolese bar (and just consider the missed potential in that sentence!) Though it might be a hit among young male students of literature with an admiration for Bukowski, and the likes. Oh and for the literary student there's a running game of "Spot the title"... Holden even shows up at the end asking about the ducks! (but don't worry there's a hint that he's from a book with "...the rye" in the title).
Stylisticly it's a strange creature: This book has no full stops, it just runs on and on, with the pointless tales of the drunk men and the women they blame for their misfortune (and where that trick makes me fly through the pages in a Saramago book, here it's just an annoying mess) maybe there's a linguistic beauty to some of the rambling on in the french original, I wouldn't know, if so it didn't really translate.
It may shine through in my description, that I'm not really amused. Or entertained. And while I appreciate the attempt to stick to the premise of this being the scribblings of a drunken disgraced former school teacher, I just don't see the point.
So if you're looking for a story revolving around the life in a congolese bar (who isn't?) Please read [b:Tram 83|25712965|Tram 83|Fiston Mwanza Mujila|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1434090752s/25712965.jpg|42621228] in stead! (yes, it's from the other Congo)
Stylisticly it's a strange creature: This book has no full stops, it just runs on and on, with the pointless tales of the drunk men and the women they blame for their misfortune (and where that trick makes me fly through the pages in a Saramago book, here it's just an annoying mess) maybe there's a linguistic beauty to some of the rambling on in the french original, I wouldn't know, if so it didn't really translate.
It may shine through in my description, that I'm not really amused. Or entertained. And while I appreciate the attempt to stick to the premise of this being the scribblings of a drunken disgraced former school teacher, I just don't see the point.
So if you're looking for a story revolving around the life in a congolese bar (who isn't?) Please read [b:Tram 83|25712965|Tram 83|Fiston Mwanza Mujila|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1434090752s/25712965.jpg|42621228] in stead! (yes, it's from the other Congo)