Reviews

Ghosts by César Aira

cvillenacarter's review against another edition

Going to revisit this later in the year - didn’t have my mind and heart in it for now.

iammmartina_'s review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

alexanderh's review against another edition

4.0

The book has a sort of "falling forward" feel to it. This is probably a style thing, but I don't like how the major plot points don't happen until the end. It was a really great read and the ending, while not surprising left me in shock. Beautiful ending though.

dianahincureads's review against another edition

challenging dark lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Alcoholism

Minor: Suicide

burzumalba's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

formofamortalgirl's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

bllplank's review against another edition

funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

perskaiciau's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Iki knygos vidurio skaitosi labai maloniai, su tra lia lia gaida, dar kartais kyla klausimas: prie ko čia tie vaiduokliai? 
Nuo viduriuko - eina sau kaip gerai! Kaip įdomiai! Kaip intelektualiai! Simbolizmas kvadratu! Ten ties tais taškeliais ir linijomis autorius atrakina paralelinę dimensiją, įkrenti ir tiesiog žaviesi…

Labai patiko autoriaus braižas, kuriama žaismės ir intelektuamo dermė. Sakiniai gilūs, teiginiai svarūs, bet visuomet apgaubti lengvumo, žaismės, net šviesos. 

Žodžiu, palieku ryškias 5* ir einu ieškoti kitos autoriaus knygos.

natbaldino's review against another edition

4.0

An incredibly simple premise written in an inventive and challenging way. I sometimes felt that the philosophical asides were not .... aside enough .... but especially around architecture and the nature of thought, it often worked very well. I think this book taught me that there are in fact captivating ways to "tell" rather than "show," ways to really dig into a character's interiority and thought process that don't have to be grounded in scene.

kiramke's review against another edition

4.0

Daydreamy.