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gurofl's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
cbaggins42's review against another edition
3.0
Short and sweet and clever about a man I never knew and maybe I’d like to know more?
suzu_julia's review against another edition
2.0
I lost interest after a couple of chapters… someone left a review that this is like a long Wikipedia entry, and that’s exactly what it felt like. I didn’t feel connected to the characters at all.
vjeverica's review against another edition
3.0
3/5
Pokornie zwykle nie czytam powieści historycznych. Nie wiem, czy można powiedzieć, że jest to jedna z nich, jednak ma kilka jej cech.
Co ważne jest to powieść nagrodzona, doceniona przez wielu, przeze mnie średnio. Sama historia była ciekawa, refleksyjna. Pokazuje inną stronę religii, bunt, rewolucje. Chęć zmiany rozpoczętą przez zwykłych ludzi. Jednak nie ma do końca dla mnie wstrząsającego wpływu. Ciekawie się czytało, na pewno na chwile ja zapamiętam. Jednak nie mam poczucia, że powinnam polecać ją innym.
Pokornie zwykle nie czytam powieści historycznych. Nie wiem, czy można powiedzieć, że jest to jedna z nich, jednak ma kilka jej cech.
Co ważne jest to powieść nagrodzona, doceniona przez wielu, przeze mnie średnio. Sama historia była ciekawa, refleksyjna. Pokazuje inną stronę religii, bunt, rewolucje. Chęć zmiany rozpoczętą przez zwykłych ludzi. Jednak nie ma do końca dla mnie wstrząsającego wpływu. Ciekawie się czytało, na pewno na chwile ja zapamiętam. Jednak nie mam poczucia, że powinnam polecać ją innym.
avicos's review against another edition
2.0
It's like the author wrote an outline for a book, took an advance for it and procrastinated until a week before submission. So, he tweaked some sentences, added some flair and sent it in as the actual book.
Perhaps, it was a bad job of translation or maybe the 'humour' didn't just carry into the English language, but this little novelette is riddled with sentences that reek of a juvenile mindset. It couldn't have been just a bad thing if the subject wasn't so serious and grim. There is also no real structure here. Begins and ends with death is all you get.
Most good political books benefit from catering to the emotions of the readers. We are either outraged or soothed. The War of the Poor doesn't provide this either. In fact, I don't see any reason why it was written, or why it was published in the form it was published in. Certainly a waste of slot on the booker list.
Perhaps, it was a bad job of translation or maybe the 'humour' didn't just carry into the English language, but this little novelette is riddled with sentences that reek of a juvenile mindset. It couldn't have been just a bad thing if the subject wasn't so serious and grim. There is also no real structure here. Begins and ends with death is all you get.
Most good political books benefit from catering to the emotions of the readers. We are either outraged or soothed. The War of the Poor doesn't provide this either. In fact, I don't see any reason why it was written, or why it was published in the form it was published in. Certainly a waste of slot on the booker list.
ronanmjdoyle's review against another edition
3.0
Social history cum revolutionary tract told with the imaginative force of a novelette. This is a brisk little book and one that feels to have a foot each in fact and fiction. Opening pages are thrillingly written; alas, that momentum's shortly after lost as the story shifts settings. Unusual and engaging all the same.
orestisd's review against another edition
2.0
Από το λήμμα της wikipedia περισσότερα μαθαίνεις.
Αν ήταν σαν τον Εντουάρντο Γκαλεάνο, όπως υποπτεύομαι πως επιδιώκει, θα το συγχωρούσα. Αλλά κανείς δεν είναι σαν τον Γκαλεάνο...
Αν ήταν σαν τον Εντουάρντο Γκαλεάνο, όπως υποπτεύομαι πως επιδιώκει, θα το συγχωρούσα. Αλλά κανείς δεν είναι σαν τον Γκαλεάνο...
sarahe's review against another edition
Defies classification, and therefore also evaluation. Not a novel. There's an arrogance about this kind of writing I think.
ellenbeattie's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0