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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
my brain hurts after reading this but in like a good way. the entire story was ouroboros and clever and i enjoyed it so much!
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Akhirnya... Dahlia ga salah. Buku ini layak saya ganjar 5 bintang...
2007 bookcrossing review:
Not as good as Sophie's World (what an awful thing to start off on!) but still a good read.
This story follows Hans Thomas, a Norwegian lad, and his father - a slightly pompous and alcoholic ex sailor - through Europe on a road trip to Athens in order to beg the mother to come home. On the way, the lad meets a dwarf who gives him a magnifying glass, and later a baker who gievs him a tiny book to read.
Unsurprisingly, there is a lot of phillosophy in here, and the story in the mini book relates and mirrors a lot in the story in the book we're reading and probably in our own lives too. The phillosophical "chats" and lectures between father and son grated a bit to be honest and didn't feel sooo natural, but otherwise it was a good story, quite life-affirming really.
Not as good as Sophie's World (what an awful thing to start off on!) but still a good read.
This story follows Hans Thomas, a Norwegian lad, and his father - a slightly pompous and alcoholic ex sailor - through Europe on a road trip to Athens in order to beg the mother to come home. On the way, the lad meets a dwarf who gives him a magnifying glass, and later a baker who gievs him a tiny book to read.
Unsurprisingly, there is a lot of phillosophy in here, and the story in the mini book relates and mirrors a lot in the story in the book we're reading and probably in our own lives too. The phillosophical "chats" and lectures between father and son grated a bit to be honest and didn't feel sooo natural, but otherwise it was a good story, quite life-affirming really.
خوندن این کتاب می تونم بگم که تجربه ی واقعن لذت بخشی بود. یه عالمه احساس وارث بعدی بودن و همون عشق دیرینه به جوکر... خوندنش حس رمز گشایی می خواد و اینطور لذت خوندنش چندین برابر میشه. رمز گشایی فهرست بندی کتاب، رمز گشایی جملات پراکنده... و ارتباط جزء به جزء کتاب کلوچه ای با زندگی هانس توماس و تاریخ فلسفه ی دنیا وقتی لذت بخش تره که پیش از لو دادن خود کتاب، حدسشو زده باشی. به سادگی، میتونست اسم کتاب، "لذات فلسفه" باشه!
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I've read Sophie's World and The Orange Girl before and it somehow gave me a feeling to position this piece in between of them in several aspects.
1) The book contains several stories twisted with each other adding some degree of complexity and challenge to read. Meanwhile I found it necessary for the purpose of Sophie's World, in this case it was a bit unreasonable.
2) Quite many philosophical references (I personally would appreciate even more!), keeping reader inspired and prvoking thoughts in their head. I found the balance between story and information decent, as the intention of the book seems different than the other pieces.
3) As always, putting child as a protagonist is a brilliant move to transfer some philosophical thoughts. I wish all of us not get used to the every day we experience and appreciate how lucky we are to be here!
1) The book contains several stories twisted with each other adding some degree of complexity and challenge to read. Meanwhile I found it necessary for the purpose of Sophie's World, in this case it was a bit unreasonable.
2) Quite many philosophical references (I personally would appreciate even more!), keeping reader inspired and prvoking thoughts in their head. I found the balance between story and information decent, as the intention of the book seems different than the other pieces.
3) As always, putting child as a protagonist is a brilliant move to transfer some philosophical thoughts. I wish all of us not get used to the every day we experience and appreciate how lucky we are to be here!
adventurous
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I've loved this book for nearly 20 years, and every couple of years I find I need to revisit Hans Thomas and the island. Lovely story.