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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
this book is worth it being called a "Penguin Classic". I have read a few classics which just haven't been a classic for me. but this is different. this is a work of art. I honestly have never read a book with a character who is so so multilayer. Svejk is so different but an amazing character, to label Svejk an idiot would be completely wrong. because he's not an idiot, Svejk is something much more than an idiot, he sees the world completely differently but god I loved reading about him. Hasek, wow what an author. this is a work of art, it made me laugh like no book ever has, everything is so well thought out. it's so refreshing to read something like this and it makes you think, several times I thought to myself how on earth does he make a passage so funny? it made me really appreciate satire as an art form. one of the funniest book i have ever read period!
4,5⭐️
“Mas se nem num momento difícil uma pessoa se esquece do que é preciso fazer quando se está em guerra, penso que tal pessoa não é assim tão má.”
“Mas se nem num momento difícil uma pessoa se esquece do que é preciso fazer quando se está em guerra, penso que tal pessoa não é assim tão má.”
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"Beg to report, Sir, I am an idiot!"
The Good Soldier Svejk is absurd and damn clever. It serves as a complimentary text to the Dada art movement, both commenting on war and patriotism through a sort of painful humor. All is lost. All is absurd.
The Good Soldier Svejk is absurd and damn clever. It serves as a complimentary text to the Dada art movement, both commenting on war and patriotism through a sort of painful humor. All is lost. All is absurd.
Humbly report, this is one of the most unique books I have ever read. The version I read (Everyman's Library Edition) has 156 illustration and each and every one of them brought a smile to my face. Svejk is a comedic rambling character that will drive you crazy, must like those he meets on his journey. There is a mixture of hilarious comedy followed by some of the most boring and mind numbing dialogue you will ever read, if it was published now it would be chopped to pieces, yet I still give this book 5 stars because it had the ability to be both a hilarious and relevant commentary on WWI and all war really. Fans of Catch-22 will more than likely enjoy this book, the style is similar and also very different. Unfortunately Hasek died before he could finish the book but I found the ending very satisfying none the less. Humbly report, this is the end of said review.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Chwilę mi zajęło przyzwyczajenie się do stylistyki, przez pewien czas nawet chciałem książkę porzucić, ale jakoś tak od kapelana Katza kliknęło i zaczęło mi się podobać. Spowodowały to chyba salwy śmiechu, bo Hasek skutecznie mnie nieraz rozśmieszył. Szwejka przez większość książki (a zwłaszcza na początku) nie lubiłem, co też nie pomagało w odbiorze. Mój główny zarzut do tej książki jest taki, że to właściwie ciągle to samo. Przez kilkaset stron mamy bardzo podobne wydarzenia, a to w jakimś szpitalu, a to w areszcie - i tak się to przeplata. Jest zabawnie, Szwejk sypie jak z rękawa kolejnymi anegdotami (jestem pod wrażeniem ile autor miał pomysłów), ale po pewnym czasie - też miałem ochotę krzyknąć "Maul halten!".