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steveurick's review against another edition
3.0
I expected so much more, after having been devastated (I know people use that word too much) by The Sense of an Ending. I would give part one five stars, part two four stars and part three three stars. Like the protagonist's life the novel just kind of peters out.
rosabrancaa's review against another edition
3.0
A primeira parte achei-a lenta e sem grande sabor. É fácil e rápido de ler, mas sentia que não me estava a dar grande coisa. A segunda parte é a minha favorita. A terceira parte, voltamos a um ritmo diferente e a uma espécie de liturgia sobre o amor que não gostei.
Achei o livro pedagógico demais, nem sei explicar muito bem. Dá-nos um ensaio sobre o amor e como o vamos vivendo e sobre qual o papel da recordação e da memória na sua experiência. Não gosto de sentir que me estão a dar uma aula num livro de ficção. Gosto da história pela história e da moral que ela traz em si mesma. Há uma lucidez literária no narrador/personagem principal que acho que não cola à personagem. Well. Coisas minhas.
Achei o livro pedagógico demais, nem sei explicar muito bem. Dá-nos um ensaio sobre o amor e como o vamos vivendo e sobre qual o papel da recordação e da memória na sua experiência. Não gosto de sentir que me estão a dar uma aula num livro de ficção. Gosto da história pela história e da moral que ela traz em si mesma. Há uma lucidez literária no narrador/personagem principal que acho que não cola à personagem. Well. Coisas minhas.
mattneely's review against another edition
5.0
Masterful as predicted. Please read this. Thank you JB.
januaryreads's review against another edition
4.0
Reading about Max Verstappen was incredibly strange. Not sure about the ending.
cat_literary_world's review against another edition
3.0
"The only story" is a story of love, but it is also a story of so much more.
This book shows us the love between a young man and a not so young woman. I'm not gonna say she's old, since I never saw her as an old person, but they are, clearly, at different stages in life. The man is a student in colleague, whereas the woman is married and has children (the older one is almost the man's age). In the begging I was having trouble connecting with the characters, and did not love the story. As a person that has not experience this kind of romance, I was having a lot of trouble understanding their problems (such as neighbor's gossiping about them). However, about half the book, I found myself hung upon the story. They end up moving in together, but the woman develops an alcohol problem (or, perhaps, it was there the all time but did not show up). We get to see the man struggle with this. He does not want his friends to know, sometimes he acts as a child (so the age gap becomes evident), but he really loves her. He is incapable of walking away or developing a relationship with another woman.
This book shows us the ups and downs of life, romance is not always beautiful, love demands work and caring, the inicial physical attraction will fade away, but if we really love someone, we will always care about them, no matter what happens.
This book shows us the love between a young man and a not so young woman. I'm not gonna say she's old, since I never saw her as an old person, but they are, clearly, at different stages in life. The man is a student in colleague, whereas the woman is married and has children (the older one is almost the man's age). In the begging I was having trouble connecting with the characters, and did not love the story. As a person that has not experience this kind of romance, I was having a lot of trouble understanding their problems (such as neighbor's gossiping about them). However, about half the book, I found myself hung upon the story. They end up moving in together, but the woman develops an alcohol problem (or, perhaps, it was there the all time but did not show up). We get to see the man struggle with this. He does not want his friends to know, sometimes he acts as a child (so the age gap becomes evident), but he really loves her. He is incapable of walking away or developing a relationship with another woman.
This book shows us the ups and downs of life, romance is not always beautiful, love demands work and caring, the inicial physical attraction will fade away, but if we really love someone, we will always care about them, no matter what happens.
adamrbrooks's review against another edition
3.0
This starts as an interesting love story, and quickly turns to a slow-motion tragedy, though it's mainly intended as a reflection on love, what it means to us humans, and what it does to us, how it rewrites and redirects our thinking. How it makes us think we are each the only ones who truly experience it, though, really, it's all been done before and will be done over and over again.
Ultimately, though, this was a little flat for me. A little too dry to make me truly care.
I wish I could remember why I put this on my list.
(At some point I'll go back and add the quotes I liked.)
Ultimately, though, this was a little flat for me. A little too dry to make me truly care.
I wish I could remember why I put this on my list.
(At some point I'll go back and add the quotes I liked.)