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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
„Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves“, kaže Posejdon u mjuziklu „Epic“ koji mi se vrzma po mislima ovih dana i verovatno postoji malo citata koji bolje pristaju ovoj knjizi. S jedne strane, lažna milost je nešto Nikolas sebično pokušava, a s druge je ono čemu Končis pokušava da ga nauči upravo to da je surova istina mnogo manje surova od Nikolasovih laži.
Bilo bi stvarno glupo da sad kažem nešto poput „ne mogu ništa da kažem o knjizi jer ću onda da pokvarim tajanstvenost”. Mogu da kažem svašta, a da vam čitalački utisak bude isti. To je kao kad neko kaže „neizrecivo“. Nema neizrecivog. Na kraju, i Nikolasu su najbukvalnije sto puta rekli u čemu je poenta, pa on nikad nije ukapirao.
Mogu da kažem da sam mrzela skoro svaku odluku glavnog junaka istom silinom kojom sam mrzela i Džojsovog junaka iz „Portreta”. On je mizogin dendi, svinja bez karaktera i životinja bez mašte. Mogu da kažem da je ideja ispitivanja granica slobode i moralnosti, realnosti i fikcije, istine i laži sjajna. Kafkijansko pristajanje na sistem i ples sa đavolom odlično su predočeni. Mogu da kažem da bih volela da je prevoditeljka u pravu u prevodu poslednjih stihova, a nije. Faulsova ideja bila je toliko suprotna tome da je čak svoj sjajan prvobitni kraj zamenio ovom glupošću koju trenutno čitamo.
Mnoge stvari mi se nisu svidele, ali mislim da je ideja toga vredna, nešto kao i Nikolas, pretpostavljam. Ali molim vas, dosta više s tim „I can fix him“. You can't.
Na kraju, ma koliko da mi je mrsko da to priznam, jesam ciljna grupa ovog romana jer prepoznajem odjeke svojih toksičnih ponašanja iz tinejdžerskog doba u Nikolasu. Između ostalog, zato mi je važno da oni latinski stihovi budu pravilno prevedeni i shvaćeni.
Bilo bi stvarno glupo da sad kažem nešto poput „ne mogu ništa da kažem o knjizi jer ću onda da pokvarim tajanstvenost”. Mogu da kažem svašta, a da vam čitalački utisak bude isti. To je kao kad neko kaže „neizrecivo“. Nema neizrecivog. Na kraju, i Nikolasu su najbukvalnije sto puta rekli u čemu je poenta, pa on nikad nije ukapirao.
Mogu da kažem da sam mrzela skoro svaku odluku glavnog junaka istom silinom kojom sam mrzela i Džojsovog junaka iz „Portreta”. On je mizogin dendi, svinja bez karaktera i životinja bez mašte. Mogu da kažem da je ideja ispitivanja granica slobode i moralnosti, realnosti i fikcije, istine i laži sjajna. Kafkijansko pristajanje na sistem i ples sa đavolom odlično su predočeni. Mogu da kažem da bih volela da je prevoditeljka u pravu u prevodu poslednjih stihova, a nije. Faulsova ideja bila je toliko suprotna tome da je čak svoj sjajan prvobitni kraj zamenio ovom glupošću koju trenutno čitamo.
Mnoge stvari mi se nisu svidele, ali mislim da je ideja toga vredna, nešto kao i Nikolas, pretpostavljam. Ali molim vas, dosta više s tim „I can fix him“. You can't.
Na kraju, ma koliko da mi je mrsko da to priznam, jesam ciljna grupa ovog romana jer prepoznajem odjeke svojih toksičnih ponašanja iz tinejdžerskog doba u Nikolasu. Između ostalog, zato mi je važno da oni latinski stihovi budu pravilno prevedeni i shvaćeni.
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
i mean its just not interesting to me i fear
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What the fuck did I just spend 27 hours listening to? A narcissistic pompous asshole enters a world of make believe on a Greek island and is played by a cast of other pompous assholes "for his betterment". At times racist, sexist, and xenophobic.
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
1_The ending is kinda giving Nietzsche's Antichrist. I like that tbh;
2_Main character was shitty enough to make me want to continue reading in anticipation of him getting his lesson. He doesn't change that much tho; he makes a switch from being a pretentious d**k that uses his loneliness to get girls to sleep with him to a lil less pretentious one with maybe a bit more depth;
3_It feels like *they* are desperately trying to teach him / show him / push him towards finding the meaning of life/love and he keeps trying to out-smart everyone and it comes back to bite him in the ass every single time. Will he ever learn? Probably no and it's one of the most realistic things about this book;
4_It's packed with tropes and references to art, theatre, including ancient Greek theatre, obviously, and also quite a bit of philosophy but it's kind of less "in the face", which I really liked;
5_Overall this is one of these books you may wanna revisit later in the future; it feels like you could connect more and more dots with the next read.
2_Main character was shitty enough to make me want to continue reading in anticipation of him getting his lesson. He doesn't change that much tho; he makes a switch from being a pretentious d**k that uses his loneliness to get girls to sleep with him to a lil less pretentious one with maybe a bit more depth;
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4_It's packed with tropes and references to art, theatre, including ancient Greek theatre, obviously, and also quite a bit of philosophy but it's kind of less "in the face", which I really liked;
5_Overall this is one of these books you may wanna revisit later in the future; it feels like you could connect more and more dots with the next read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism
Minor: Pedophilia, Rape
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
No