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ilianaelizabeth's review against another edition
1.0
Este libro tiene un lugar especial en el infierno para mí. No me gusta decir esto de un libro, pero lo odié.
Es de esos libros que me hizo cuestionar si no era yo la equivocada porque tiene un muy buen puntajes y hay reseñas que lo hacen ver como una obra maestra. Pero no sé, simplemente no puedo coincidir con nada de lo que le destacan. Y lo lamento mucho por el autor porque es considerado un maestro de la literatura pero dudo mucho alguna vez leer otro libro suyo. Simplemente prefiero leer cualquier cosa menos algo suyo después de esto.
La trama está bien, pero el final lo vi venir a kilómetros, y no es de esos que aun así me encanta cuando llegan porque tienen un algo especial.
No voy a ser tan dura criticando la pluma del autor porque leí una traducción, aunque se supone que leí una especialmente fiel al estilo del autor. Solo voy a decir que no es llevadera su lectura y tiene rebusques a mi parecer innecesarios.
No lo recomiendo salvo si conocen al autor y lo aman con profunda devoción.
Es de esos libros que me hizo cuestionar si no era yo la equivocada porque tiene un muy buen puntajes y hay reseñas que lo hacen ver como una obra maestra. Pero no sé, simplemente no puedo coincidir con nada de lo que le destacan. Y lo lamento mucho por el autor porque es considerado un maestro de la literatura pero dudo mucho alguna vez leer otro libro suyo. Simplemente prefiero leer cualquier cosa menos algo suyo después de esto.
La trama está bien, pero el final lo vi venir a kilómetros, y no es de esos que aun así me encanta cuando llegan porque tienen un algo especial.
No voy a ser tan dura criticando la pluma del autor porque leí una traducción, aunque se supone que leí una especialmente fiel al estilo del autor. Solo voy a decir que no es llevadera su lectura y tiene rebusques a mi parecer innecesarios.
No lo recomiendo salvo si conocen al autor y lo aman con profunda devoción.
readingisl1fe's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
reallivejim's review against another edition
Couldn’t convince myself of any redeeming aspects to this one, then John Barth died and I said to myself—huh, I should finally read a Barth. Was relieved to have an excuse to give up. Much as I enjoyed Woman in the Dunes, I really found The Secret Rendezvous and what I read of this to be stilted, unearned attempts at dream-logic that don’t come close to the adequate emotional or psychological saturation an author needs to effect in order to coax magic from that type of storytelling.
plinkybalermo's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
hieronymusbotched's review against another edition
4.0
It’s not got quite the humor or horror of Secret Rendezvous, but another worthwhile bit of anxiety and alienation from a growing favorite of mine. Looking forward to reading more of him.
subvino's review against another edition
2.0
I technically started this last year, put it down forever, and just forced myself to finish it.
mg_in_md_'s review against another edition
3.0
On the surface, this is a story about a private investigator who is hired to track down a husband who went missing several months prior. In many ways, it reminded me of a noir novel. It was a gritty tale that took the unnamed investigator to seedy sites as he tried to track down the missing husband. He came across many Illicit activities and underworld criminals, causing him to imagine a variety of possible scenarios. However, the story took on surreal, psychological twists and challenged the reader as the story progressed. For that reason, this book didn't quite fit into a classic crime genre. Instead, the reader was taken on a journey in which reality and fantasy became one and the reader was left wondering how the transformation they'd just witnessed occurred. I ended up reading a few reviews of this book and the author's wider body of work after I finished reading this book, which helped clarify some of the plot points and let me know I was not alone in being mystified by others.
ruairim95's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide, Blood, Sexism, and Sexual content
conquixote's review against another edition
3.0
I hated this book at first and the frankly incessant noting of details only insane people would notice, but as it veers away from the traditional detective tropes and becomes more of a psychological examination of the main character, it really picks up. I’m just sad that this quite good and interesting ending requires getting through around 230 pages of pointless dialogue and laborious fact-dumping!