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Cassandra by Christa Wolf

nathaliehoffmannn's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

cemstoize's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

bookbert's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

michelleshinee's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

kesogago's review against another edition

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3.0

"მე არ შემიძლია მიყვარდეს გმირი."

NiTe ქალი - კასანდრა, ალბათ, ანიკენტის მერე ყველაზე შთამბეჭდავი აიქონი გახდება ჩემთვის ძველ დროში. გრახქკუსების გვერდით.
კითხულობ, ერთი ამოსუნთქვით, ამბის ნაწილი ხდები, ვიფიქრე, ალბათ ძველი საბერძნეთის სიმონ დე ბოვუარი იქნებოდა-მეთქი. მშვიდობიანი, წინასწარმეტყველი კასანდრა, აპოლონის წყევლის მსხვერპლი.

თუმცა, მალე მგონი აღარაფერი მემახსოვრება წაკითხულიდან, მხოლოდ შეგრძნებების დონეზე გავიხსენებ, მაგრამ ვის ანაღვლებს?!

adrionmacaron's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative inspiring tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

zarahzoe's review against another edition

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4.0

Die Neuinterpretation von klassischen Material, sei es Ovid, Shakespeare, Austen oder wie hier Vergil, das die gleichen Themen aufwirft, die es schon immer gab - beunruhigend.
Kassandra, verflucht, dass man ihre Vorsehungen nicht glaube, ist einer der Archetypen feministischer Auseinandersetzung: Die Meinung einer Frau, privilegiert oder nicht, zählt wenig, wenn es um die großen Themen geht. Der Konflikt, den Kassandra innerlich austrägt, die Wahrheit zu wissen, die Frage, ob sie sie kundtun soll, und dass ihr ohnehin nicht geglaubt wird, auch das ist eine noch immerwährende Fragestellung, der sich viele FLINTA ausgesetzt sehen. Patriachale Strukturen stellen sich Kassandra, ihrer Mutter, ihrer Schwester Polyxena, der geopferten Tochter des Agamemnon Iphigenie, deren Mutter Klytamnestra und allen anderen Frauen in den Weg. Kassandra ist außerdem "Expertin" - sie hat die gottgegebene Sehergabe. Trotzdem wird ihr nicht geglaubt.
Sei es der Ausgang des Trojanischen Krieges, #metoo-Debatte, Klimakatastrophe oder die Coronapandemie: Irgendwie scheint es das immer zu geben. Gruselig, wenn es keine Gesellschaft gibt, gab oder geben wird, in der diese Probematik nicht besteht.
Weiteres Thema: Solidarität unter Frauen. Schön.
Bisschen irritiert war ich von der Beschreibung von Achilles - Die Art wie er beschrieben wird kommt mir bisschen homofeindlich daher.
Auch sprachlich hat mich die kurze Erzählung beeindruckt.

rin_munakata's review against another edition

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2.0

I was really excited about that book, because I really love Greek mythology, and that is where Christa Wolf did a very great job, but it is written very difficult, and I definitely wouldn't recommend it when you rather like books that just floods through the story

marieisreading's review against another edition

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3.0

(I didn't read this twice... goodreads and my wifi make everything difficult...)

vulnicur4's review against another edition

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challenging reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25