101 reviews for:

Mr. Vertigo

Paul Auster

3.81 AVERAGE

alleseter's review against another edition

3.0

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'Mr. Vertigo' comprises the memoires by Walter Rawley, alias 'Walt the Wonderboy', especially of his youthful years between 1924 and 1936. Despite being about a boy who has the capability of lifting himself into the air, the novel is a pretty straightforward story from rags to riches and back. The real treat lies in Walter Rawley's way of telling. Auster has made him a completely convincing product of the roaring twenties. Rawley's tale is full of peppy expressions and colorful slang from the 1920s and 1930s, instantly recognizable to anyone familiar with comics, movies and music from the era. In this way Auster manages to take the reader back to late 1920s and the depression days. Unfortunately, the story deflates during the last fifth of the novel, with Austers overlong and completely superfluous biography of baseball player Dizzy Dean as the novel's low point. In the end, 'Mr. Vertigo' turns out to be the tale of someone who has peaked too early in his life. If it ends rather disappointingly, what lingers after reading is the novel's great tone of voice, which made the first four-fifths a fantastic read.

n10tran's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

nada_elshabrawy's review against another edition

5.0

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يا جمالك يا بول يا أوستر.

يجب التنويه إلى أن الترجمة عظيمة جدا.

courtofash's review against another edition

3.0

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I found it kind of hard to get through, but some parts were interesting.

superpraskova's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

alina_marcoci's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

elcindumannn's review against another edition

5.0

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Çok kötü bir zamanda okudum Yükseklik Korkusu'nu. Gerçekten her şey tepetaklak bir haldeyken... Ama bütün yol boyunca bu kitap bana destek oldu. Resmen günler boyunca hiç başımı kaldırmaksızın bu kitabı okudum; bir nevi her şeyden kaçtım kitap sayesinde. Bunun başlıca nedeni ana karakter Walt'un anlatımının ilgi çekici olması. Okudukça okuyası geliyor insanın. Yaptığı benzetmelerden kullandığı sözcüklere kadar Walt gerçekten orijinal bir karakter.

Yehudi Usta ve Bayan Witherspoon sanırım kitaptaki en sevdiğim karakterler. Yalnız yazarın birkaç tane kusuru var burada. O da kitabı tadında bırakmamak. İlla cılkını çıkaracağım demiş. Bence kitabın üçüncü bölümü bile oldukça mantıksızdı. Hadi üçüncü bölümün bir kısmını geçtim, o beyzbol sohbeti beni benden aldı. Yani kısaca yazar kitabı gereksiz derecede uzatmış. Bence daha erken bitebilirdi kitap. Walt'un bütün hayatını okumak saçmaydı, keşke bir yerden sonra yazar hikayenin devamını okuyucuların hayal gücüne bıraksaymış.

Bunlar haricinde sonu güzeldi. "I belive I can fly!" diyorum ve olayı kapatıyorum. Okuyun, okutun bence.

saccuz's review

4.25

adventurous reflective medium-paced

mirlocantor's review against another edition

4.0

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Me ha encantado el uso de la fantasía como metáfora para explicar el desarrollo de la vida del protagonista, mezclada con una genial descripción y ambientación en la Gran depresión :D Paul Auster <3

olga_vino's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated