334 reviews for:

Nadja

André Breton

3.37 AVERAGE

anmast's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 25%

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En tung, merkelig, virkelighetsfjern men samtidig -nær, altså kompleks, bok. Surrealistisk, uten tvil.
Derfor brukte jeg tid på å forstå og leve meg inn i teksten, som riktignok er kort.

Dessuten måtte jeg levere den tilbake på biblioteket. Låner den antakelig på nytt senere, men en periode framover prioriterer jeg andre bøker jeg vil lese 

stelllac's review against another edition

4.0

challenging reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

eheslosz's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging dark funny informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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 Honestly disappointed by this. Was expecting a sumptuous surrealist feast, and instead somehow for me the book passed quickly and flatly. I liked the philosophical tangents and could have done with a bit more on the famous quote about beauty at the end. 

 

The actual story felt insubstantial in its details, and did not compel me. And I am not one to expect coherent plot in a book! But somehow this fell short in both dimensions (content and form). 

 

This review seems quite harsh, and my rating less so; I did get something out of this book and I’m glad I read it. I must say that the many images (included in the original edition) are exquisite! Very fun. Paradoxically I do want to try another Breton book: perhaps Mad Love. 

scarlettrain's review against another edition

5.0

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

milvgr0s's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

yahaanaa's review against another edition

3.75

emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jenonjupiter's review against another edition

3.5

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I really preferred Breton's expansion on his own theories so maybe his manifesto would've been better to pick up. I found some lines in this book quite beautiful but also found myself struggling to understand what was happening half the time. This was less to do with the surrealist nature of the book, and more to do with the paragraphs of lines without a sentence break. 

katieoppie's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

kitkatkitkatia's review against another edition

2.75

mysterious reflective

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

spiritlesscatalyst's review against another edition

4.0

challenging inspiring mysterious reflective

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated