Reviews - A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

James Joyce

3.43 AVERAGE

davidaguilarrodriguez's review against another edition

5.0

inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

sophia88's review against another edition

2.0

slow-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

eevvee_weevie's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional informative lighthearted sad tense 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: Complicated

dani_pigeon's review against another edition

3.75

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

dedication's review against another edition

4.0

Joyce'un ilk romanı benimse Joyce'dan ikinci romanım. Otobiyografik olan kitapta Joyce gibi bir yazarın gençlik yıllarını, aldığı Cizvit tarzı eğitimleri, Dini ve siyasi gerginlikleri, kadınlara karşı olan tutumundan kesitleri, travmalarını görebiliyorsunuz. Arada gönderme yaptığı eserlerden kimleri okuyup sevdiğini kestirebiliyorsunuz. Bilinç akışı yöntemi bazen biz buraya nereden geldik dedirtebiliyor ama diğer eserlerindeki kadar yoğun değil.

İthaki modern baskısını almayı planlayanlar için bir dipnot vereyim: En az 10 tane dipnot farklı bir dipnota yönlendiriyor okuru fakat yönlendirilen yerde konu ile alakasız notlar mevcut. Ben okurken çok rahatsız oldum bu durumdan, almayı düşünenler bunu da göz önünde bulundursunlar.

auroraleighs's review against another edition

4.0

challenging inspiring mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I didn't like this book as much as I thought I would. There are some wonderful passages but I couldn't help feeling the book was disorganized and underdeveloped, especially compared to other modernist novels.