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Die Intimität des Tötens

Eine dichte, spannende Lektüre mit einem äußerst präzisen und ausdrucksstarken Schreibstil. Gasdanow kreiert mit seinen Worten eine Wolke aus Intimität, Unergründlichkeit, Tod und Liebe, welche einem beim Lesen ständig entgegen schlägt und greifbar wird.
Gasdanow thematisiert die Schuld des Tötens, die verfolgen kann, unter der schweren Last der Verantwortung. Täter und Opfer bleiben somit für immer verbunden.

Meine persönliche Entdeckung des Jahres 2014!

„Höchste Zeit, dass auch für den deutschen Leser das Phantom des Gaito Gasdanow endlich reale Gestalt annimmt." Rosemarie Tietze (Übersetzerin)

hadaly's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective

4.5

emmalhampton's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

nurha's review against another edition

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Loveable characters? No

2.0

Very good style, that's for sure. Now, is there a word to describe books with thought-provoking reflections and philosphy where you don't care about the story or the characters BUT yet again you need the characters and the story to get to this philosophy and thoughts from the author? It must be a thing 'cause I've read a bunch of books like that and they always leave me with mixed feelings. Wassit called?
Like, did I like the book? No.
Are the thoughts in the book amazing and going to stay with me for a really long time? Yes.
I didn't enjoy the book but I enjoyed the new visions of life it gave me?????? Maybe???? Is that what's happening?
Would I recommend it to the people around me? No, but- ???????????????

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fil's review against another edition

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2.0

Here, Gazdanov gives us a great premise, truly wonderful! ... and then reality sets in. Some guy shoots another guy and leaves him, so he thinks, for dead. He reads about it in a book, from the dead guy's perspective and... well, and nothing of note happens afterward. He does hook up with a mysterious, strange for the sake of strange, vacuous woman. Then, just for the heck of it, a crappy gangster movie plot is added but is irrelevant (unless it is to demonstrate how life can be unpredictable but, really, who the fuck cares?) and the predictable ending one guessed, since the beginning, unfolds as predicted, hazaa!

Get it? The predictable/unpredictable vicissitudes of life? If the author did this on purpose in order to show how one should savour life, should live life, than I am underwhelmed. If not, this is mostly just a guy having a big boner on his new girlfriend - yeah, one of those.

jennystacy1212's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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