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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Great read, very funny, but heart wrenching end to it! I never realized it had such a sad ending! Definitely need to see a live version of it - the set descriptions were so descriptive.
Classic literature
I felt that I turned my back on classic literature and now regret it after reading this gem. What an epic story. In 1 sentence, This book was so significant that it introduced the word "panache" into the English dictionary. Worth reading.
I felt that I turned my back on classic literature and now regret it after reading this gem. What an epic story. In 1 sentence, This book was so significant that it introduced the word "panache" into the English dictionary. Worth reading.
Cyrano, je t'aime!
Τον ρομαντισμό αυτού του βιβλίου δεν τον έχω συναντήσει σε κανένα άλλο. Όταν μάλιστα συνδυάζεται μ' ένα αστείρευτο χιούμορ, δίνει το καλύτερο αποτέλεσμα. Το γεγονός ότι πρόκειται για ένα θεατρικό έργο, με στίχους σε ομοιοκαταληξία, μια ηρωική κωμωδία με πέντε πράξεις, σε διαφορετικό κάθε φορά περιβάλλον, και τόσο συμπαθητικούς χαρακτήρες, κάνει την ανάγνωσή του ακόμα πιο εύκολη κι ευχάριστη. Η ταινία με τον Gérard Depardieu στον πρωταγωνιστικό ρόλο είναι εξίσου καλή. Κι ας μην ξεχνάμε το βασικότερο μήνυμα του έργου που είναι η υπεροχή του εσωτερικού μας κόσμου έναντι της εξωτερικής μας εμφάνισης, η ψυχή που εν τέλει μετράει περισσότερο από την ομορφιά.
Τον ρομαντισμό αυτού του βιβλίου δεν τον έχω συναντήσει σε κανένα άλλο. Όταν μάλιστα συνδυάζεται μ' ένα αστείρευτο χιούμορ, δίνει το καλύτερο αποτέλεσμα. Το γεγονός ότι πρόκειται για ένα θεατρικό έργο, με στίχους σε ομοιοκαταληξία, μια ηρωική κωμωδία με πέντε πράξεις, σε διαφορετικό κάθε φορά περιβάλλον, και τόσο συμπαθητικούς χαρακτήρες, κάνει την ανάγνωσή του ακόμα πιο εύκολη κι ευχάριστη. Η ταινία με τον Gérard Depardieu στον πρωταγωνιστικό ρόλο είναι εξίσου καλή. Κι ας μην ξεχνάμε το βασικότερο μήνυμα του έργου που είναι η υπεροχή του εσωτερικού μας κόσμου έναντι της εξωτερικής μας εμφάνισης, η ψυχή που εν τέλει μετράει περισσότερο από την ομορφιά.
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Vay anam!!! Where to start!?
My poor, poor Cyrano! I saw it on TV as a (very small)kid, but never read the Play. Never did I realise, what I had missed all those years!!ONE1!
I have always been of the believe, that people with a beautiful Mind are a thousand times better to love than people with a beautiful Face and/or Physic.
Sadly Cyrano was a troubled man, lacking self esteem & self love thanks to superficial people being the majority in his surroundings and this World in general.
He was trying to hide his vulnerability and integrity(regarding the World) by colouring his every words with stinging, straightforward insults... laced with his dry wit & sarcasm among other things.
It hurt to see, that in the end he sacrificed his own happiness just so as not to hurt & offend(in his eyes) his beloved Roxane.
Oh, and I just kind of might have fallen in love a tiny bit with Le Bret, his friend.
It's available for free at the Gutenberg Project, so please try & read it.
My poor, poor Cyrano! I saw it on TV as a (very small)kid, but never read the Play. Never did I realise, what I had missed all those years!!ONE1!
I have always been of the believe, that people with a beautiful Mind are a thousand times better to love than people with a beautiful Face and/or Physic.
Sadly Cyrano was a troubled man, lacking self esteem & self love thanks to superficial people being the majority in his surroundings and this World in general.
He was trying to hide his vulnerability and integrity(regarding the World) by colouring his every words with stinging, straightforward insults... laced with his dry wit & sarcasm among other things.
It hurt to see, that in the end he sacrificed his own happiness just so as not to hurt & offend(in his eyes) his beloved Roxane.
Oh, and I just kind of might have fallen in love a tiny bit with Le Bret, his friend.
It's available for free at the Gutenberg Project, so please try & read it.
So, I finished this play right before going to see a production of it. It's amazing what watching a play does for a work. I think I enjoyed the production much better because the translation was better than the one I read. Also, you get all the blanks interpreted and filled in. I had a better understanding of relationships and character. This is such a beautiful story, one that I think we still need to hear today, about the beauty of the heart over the body. Cyrano is such a confident, bold man, despite and maybe because of his nose. He doesn't let his appearance stop him from achieving anything, except for the most vulnerable thing: love. This is great tell of worth and loyalty. I would give this translation a 2 or 2.5, but I put 3 because of seeing the production right after reading it. I would give the production a 4.
This is actually a play...I didn't know that. It was an okay book, but I found that it seemed to be telling me that life isn't fair, as it proved in this book.
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Dramatic bisexual fights his pride to death. Did I mention dramatic?
Content Warnings
Minor: Racism, Sexism