Reviews

The Golem by Gustav Meyrink

between_the_clouds's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

In bilico tra sogno e realtà, dove il tempo assume connotati non lineari.
La trama ruota attorno al protagonista, un uomo che, dopo uno strano scambio di cappelli nel duomo di Praga, inizia a vivere esperienze surreali, attraverso allucinazioni improvvise e fantomatiche. 
Meyrink descrive magistralmente il quartiere ebraico di Praga: case vecchie e logore, strette viuzze. 
In breve, Il Golem è un’opera che affascina e inquietante, un viaggio nell’oscurità dell’anima umana e nelle leggende che la circondano.

tegaloria's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

Tuhaf ve rahatsız edicisin knk. Betimlemeler güzel ama çok fazla ve yorucuydu belki çeviriden kaynaklıdır ama yine de sindire sindire okumak istiyom ilerde orijinal dilinde denicem okumayı.

elmira's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

jackelinmandragor's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ocurtsinger's review against another edition

1.0

Woooah, most of this was a slog for me, but I generally have a hard getting into metaphysical books or other psychological big digs. The narration was so pocked with hazy half-recollections and turnarounds and seemingly irrelevant references that it was tough to retain interest. I was looking for a spooky tale about the classic Jewish legend, something more Lovecraft-like, but this book feels more like Lovecraft's appreciation for the occult combined with Dostoevsky's knack for drilling into his narrator's skull (having only read 'Crime and Punishment').

wflegias's review against another edition

4.0

Es una lectura que me agradado, si bien el género de este libro esta considerado como horror (y yo que he leído muchos libros de este genero) la historia me pareció agradable con unos tintes ligeros de horror. Disfrute mucho lo que explican del golem y la relación que tiene con la magia y el libro de la muerte, también fue interesante leer parte de los sueños y las interpretaciones que hacen.

capodoglio's review against another edition

3.0

Mi trovo a ripetere, forse banalmente, le cose che spesso si leggono a proposito di questo libro: tutto sommato Meyrink non è un autore di primaria grandezza, e forse proprio per questo (ci sono teorie al riguardo) il romanzo rispecchia molto l'atmosfera culturale mitteleuropea dell'epoca.
Ma si tratta in effetti di una piccola perla che meriterebbe di essere più conosciuta, nonostante i difetti. Le parti migliori sono quelle su Praga, e in particolare sul ghetto ebraico (e io ho comprato il libro al museo del ghetto ebraico di Venezia).

sailaway's review

1.0

I so wanted this book to be good, or just to be about the legend of the Golem. Instead its style was dragging and boring. 3/4 of the plot was about how Pernath feels like something is wrong with him, but he doesn't know what (he is the Golem fyi) and also about how the Prague ghetto is a dangerous and dark place. This last part is particularly bad; the whole concept that the people who live in the ghetto are corrupt can give the reader dangerous implications (aka antisemitism).
I hope Singer's Golem is better and is actually about the legend.

diegesis's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

alysian_fields's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

3.25