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3.46 AVERAGE
3.46 AVERAGE
This is a beautiful novel about the friendship of two boys and the time they spent in a boarding school. Outside there is a threatening war, inside the walls there is mostly innocence. As time goes by, feelings change and friendship is something more complex, more difficult.
And then something happens that takes away all innocence...
The book is written in a very clear prose with attention to the right word in the right place... the narrator (how reliable is he) looks back on times long ago and gives his version. I loved the contraposition of the harshness of the war and the sweetnes and innocence of school life and the changing tone in athmosphere. However, there were a few times I felt the plot or characters lacked some coherence, so I give 4 stars
And then something happens that takes away all innocence...
The book is written in a very clear prose with attention to the right word in the right place... the narrator (how reliable is he) looks back on times long ago and gives his version. I loved the contraposition of the harshness of the war and the sweetnes and innocence of school life and the changing tone in athmosphere. However, there were a few times I felt the plot or characters lacked some coherence, so I give 4 stars
meh. I listened to this audiobook bc it is on the PBS's list of 100 greatest American novels. It was alright. I mean, I'm not really all that interested in a bunch of boys at an elite boarding school, but the interesting part of the story was the fact that it was focused on boys who were not old enough to enlist in the war and their relationship with regards to the war. Other than that aspect of the story, it wasn't all that interesting.
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
very slow and the real “action” literally didn’t even pick up until like page 100
also Finny’s death?!? like let him go out big and grand not bone marrow stoping his heart
J'ai retrouvé dans ce livre beaucoup d'autres, quelque chose du Cercle des Poètes disparus et du Maître des illusions, le tout accompagné, au fil d'une amitié extrêmement forte aux sentiments de rivalités assez forts... On retrouve le côté strict d'un collège américain, l'amitié forte entre ses membres, ... Le livre est intéressant, tragique aussi, se construisant lentement mais sûrement vers la fin.
Je reste souvent dubitatif avec les "classiques", je crois que c'est un peu la même chose pour celui ci. Si j'y ai retrouvé une certaine beauté, une douceur, des sentiments intéressants, il n'a pour moi pas la même force que certains autres livres du même acabit que j'ai pu lire (comme Le Cercle des Poètes disparus par exemple). Le livre reste très bien écrit, l'histoire et les protagonistes sont intéressants, mais ce n'est pas un coup de coeur.
Je reste souvent dubitatif avec les "classiques", je crois que c'est un peu la même chose pour celui ci. Si j'y ai retrouvé une certaine beauté, une douceur, des sentiments intéressants, il n'a pour moi pas la même force que certains autres livres du même acabit que j'ai pu lire (comme Le Cercle des Poètes disparus par exemple). Le livre reste très bien écrit, l'histoire et les protagonistes sont intéressants, mais ce n'est pas un coup de coeur.