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3.28 AVERAGE
3.28 AVERAGE
alelyvelie's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
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
3.0
spiritualkungfu's review against another edition
3.0
I listened to it as an audiobook which I think was a bad option, the writing just didn't suit the format and I lost concentration sometimes, it might just have been me but that doesn't happen very often, I will probably try returning to it with a physical copy one day because it was pretty interesting at points.
Not a very good review lol.
2.5 but I can't do that on phone.
Not a very good review lol.
2.5 but I can't do that on phone.
appelsientjie's review against another edition
3.0
I can see it used to be really good, but as a modern person it's sometimes just annoying to read. Like, you have these great absurdistic, satirical episodes, and then suddenly it's all poop and pee jokes and misogyny. For example, I loved the part where Pantagruel meets this Parisian student who can only speak in Latinisms. That's great writing! But when it comes to farting, I'm not so impressed anymore after the 50 jokes about it.
drkottke's review against another edition
4.0
Most noble and illustrious drinkers, behold the exuberant source of all celebrations of appetite indulgences to come in Western letters and pop culture. Here be a joyous cornucopia of flatulence, micturition, defecation, fornication, bacchanalian gormandizing, and intemperate imbibing. One of the "dirty books" Marian the Librarian brought to River City. God bless it!
luisvincen's review against another edition
4.0
Rabelais toma la figura de Sileno como la base estética de su obra, mezcla la parte grotesca del ser humano y las ideas del humanismo -principalmente del erasmismo- para la construcción de Gargantúa y Pantagruel. Además, inserta diferentes personajes que contrastan en formación y moral.
La sátira tiene muchas dimensiones y critica una gran variedad de aspectos de su sociedad. La pedantería, concepciones teológicas, dogmas, doctrinas, universidades, órdenes religiosas sólo por mencionar algunas. Esta sátira se realiza de forma sutil, en muchas ocasiones de manera simbólica que evoca y remite a usos del lenguaje como dichos o proverbios. La obra es realmente profunda y enorme.
Sin embargo, dado el tiempo y las concepciones humanistas, existen capítulos muy misóginos. Lo resalto porque es verdaderamente un aspecto bastante desagradable.
Recomiendo ampliamente la edición de editorial Acantilado, pues al inicio de cada capítulo ofrece notas que facilitan el entendimiento de la lectura
La sátira tiene muchas dimensiones y critica una gran variedad de aspectos de su sociedad. La pedantería, concepciones teológicas, dogmas, doctrinas, universidades, órdenes religiosas sólo por mencionar algunas. Esta sátira se realiza de forma sutil, en muchas ocasiones de manera simbólica que evoca y remite a usos del lenguaje como dichos o proverbios. La obra es realmente profunda y enorme.
Sin embargo, dado el tiempo y las concepciones humanistas, existen capítulos muy misóginos. Lo resalto porque es verdaderamente un aspecto bastante desagradable.
Recomiendo ampliamente la edición de editorial Acantilado, pues al inicio de cada capítulo ofrece notas que facilitan el entendimiento de la lectura
chrisannee's review against another edition
1.0
I'm done done done with this book and couldn't be more excited. It's like reading one of those teenage boy comedies... the humor is all about bodily functions and (classic though it may be) it doesn't contribute much to the quality of my life. I get why those old maids in The Music Man were so stubborn about it... and I don't get why they changed the song in the newest version (the alterers obviously never read it).
Hopefully, never again will I read this.
Hopefully, never again will I read this.
busco's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Complicated
- Loveable characters? Complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Complicated
3.75
sarahrigg's review against another edition
4.0
I picked this up as part of my continuing mission to finish some of the "classics" I didn't get to in high school and college. I didn't finish all 1,000+ pages of this book, since it's an omnibus edition of FIVE novels plus commentary and some shorter writings. I did, however, read two novels, "Pantagruel" and "Gargantua" and all the introductory material. Considering I could have picked different editions and logged that as two books instead of one, I'm okay with that!
Rabelais is known for his "earthy" and scatological humor, his social critiques of the peccadilloes and hypocrisies of his day, and his in-depth knowledge of law, medicine, and theology, all of which he studied in his lifetime. These novels basically riff off an established fairy story or mythology around giants, but Rabelais expands the stories and gives lots of backstory to both Pantagruel and his father Gargantua.
I found this silly and fun, though it also bogs down in a few places with theology. There are also a few chapters that are basically nonsensical word salad, and those became a little tedious. But overall, a fun read. I'd recommend this translation because I like the way Screech limits footnotes, instead giving some illuminating commentary at the start of each chapter.
Rabelais is known for his "earthy" and scatological humor, his social critiques of the peccadilloes and hypocrisies of his day, and his in-depth knowledge of law, medicine, and theology, all of which he studied in his lifetime. These novels basically riff off an established fairy story or mythology around giants, but Rabelais expands the stories and gives lots of backstory to both Pantagruel and his father Gargantua.
I found this silly and fun, though it also bogs down in a few places with theology. There are also a few chapters that are basically nonsensical word salad, and those became a little tedious. But overall, a fun read. I'd recommend this translation because I like the way Screech limits footnotes, instead giving some illuminating commentary at the start of each chapter.