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Death Sentence by Maurice Blanchot, Lydia Davis

jowixx's review against another edition

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Czytając tę książkę, byłam uważna jak Anna Karenina w pociągu, więc nie będę jej oceniać. Na pewno wrażenie robi meandryczny, ale precyzyjny język i sceny, które przekraczają realizm w bardzo subtelny, iskrzący się znaczeniami sposób. Trudno mi jednak nie uznać tej małej prozy za jakąś ciekawostkę na marginesie, dlatego nie czuję szczególnej potrzeby zaczynania na nowo z większą uwagą.

alectastic's review against another edition

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5.0

"But know this, that where I am going there is neither work, nor wisdom, nor desire, nor struggle; what I am entering, no one enters. That is the meaning of the last fight."

I've never read anything like it. I glided through and will return to it. I praise Blanchot and the work his translator did. The sentences are of something else. The language bends.

There is so much artistry in the restraint within this book.

mirrortower's review against another edition

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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

2.0

bunnyju's review against another edition

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4.25

Although repetitive, it touches on really interesting aspects of the writing process and the importance (or not) of the written word. 

nuska's review against another edition

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2.0

Lo cierto es que con este título esperaba otra cosa. Tiene una prosa elegante e ideas poderosas, pero me ha faltado algún tipo de conclusión más cerrada.

ahsansenan's review against another edition

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2.0

I didn't really get anything about this book.

Maybe that's because this is a French book and I don't speak the language.

akemi_666's review against another edition

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2.0

Nietzsche writes a harem anime.

clmassey24's review against another edition

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3.0

Not entirely sure what happened within this perplexing, but often lovely, prose.

cbalaschak's review against another edition

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3.0

Kind of like being trapped in a small room with a narcissist.

kingkong's review against another edition

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2.0

This book was basically about a guy bragging about knowing a lot of girls