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sylvivresavie's review against another edition
funny
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Philosophies with legs, academics abstracted from academia, a fervor of dialogue and an idleness of musing, an anti-novel insistent upon self-discovery and a little man thinking himself into oblivion. Augusto strains to understand-the nature of love, of women, of self-but for all his talk-for he never ceases to talk-he manages only to, in straining for sense, leave himself senseless. At its best it brims with humorous wit, at its worst it drags with dry tedium, but it is always unique, and well worth the read. The work leaves me with the impression that if all of language is a construct, and we realize ourselves through language, then we are ourselves fictions. A book thus steeped in such linguistic self-realization really ought to be read in its own context, in its own language, but, having no intention of learning Spanish, this is the best I'll ever manage.
The letter from Eugenia is, by the way, one of the funniest missives in fiction.
mcgbreads's review against another edition
3.5
Adelantado a su tiempo con una escritura tipo flujo de conciencia y muy filosófico. Un experimento bastante interesante. No me cautivó en seguida, pero una vez me adentré en la historia, I was hooked.
abrandle's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
scriabinesque's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
leslieg5's review against another edition
4.0
Primer libro en el que llené cada espacio entre renglones, al margen y el índice (añadí apartados de explicaciones que a mí más me interesaron). Por cerca de la mitad del libro me puse a buscar la mayoría de palabras que no supiera, así como las referencias, incluso pegaba pequeñas hojas de cuaderno a modo de Post-its para poner las fuentes y contextualizar mejor mis explicaciones. Desde entonces me tomo la lectura de manera más interactiva, dibujando incluso en el libro si las palabras no alcanzan en las esquinas para explicar conceptos que se resumen en unos pocos bocetos.
Este, junto a El Hombre que Calculaba - Malba Tahan, han sido importantes en asentar mi interés en la filosofía.
Este, junto a El Hombre que Calculaba - Malba Tahan, han sido importantes en asentar mi interés en la filosofía.
dearmisshatter's review against another edition
5.0
Maravillosa. Una pieza maestra que todo el mundo debería leer.
Una excusa para reflexionar sobre el sentido de la vida, sobre el individuo y el libre albedrío.
Unamuno, ese genio que nunca deja de sorprender.
Una excusa para reflexionar sobre el sentido de la vida, sobre el individuo y el libre albedrío.
Unamuno, ese genio que nunca deja de sorprender.
thejosiemarie's review against another edition
2.0
The entire idea created by this author and the concept is innovative for its time, but it's not my cup of tea.