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3.41 AVERAGE
3.41 AVERAGE
"Некоторые семьи очень непохожи на другие, они слишком особенные"
Очень занятно часть текста написана от лица истеричного девятилетнего мальчика, а в остальном неплохая история о том, что в каждой избушке свои погремушки, а в некоторых семьях кое-кто так заврался, что родственники махнули рукой, а посторонним и вовсе без поллитры не разобраться.
Очень занятно часть текста написана от лица истеричного девятилетнего мальчика, а в остальном неплохая история о том, что в каждой избушке свои погремушки, а в некоторых семьях кое-кто так заврался, что родственники махнули рукой, а посторонним и вовсе без поллитры не разобраться.
A very complicated story. I liked it for its difference, and the same tale being told from so many different perspectives. Louis is...disturbing. When the end finally came, I was satisfied. So that moved it from 3 stars to 4.
slow-paced
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Saw the movie first and then borrowed the book from the library. The book makes more sense than the movie. The characters are, of course, fleshed out but their interactions make more sense too. The movie left too many questions unanswered for me. Of course Jamie Dornan makes any movie worth watching but in truth I'd stick with the book. It's worth reading, especially if you saw the movie first.
I finished reading this book about a week ago. It was different, disturbing, a little sad, impressive and very engaging. I really couldn't put it down (except to actually get some sleep and some food in my stomach, because it's annoyingly necessary), and I enjoyed it very much. Been a while since I read a thriller but I really enjoyed this incursion into the human mind.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Loved the alternating POVs between Louis and his doctor and Jensen's prose is lovely.
“It’s a shameful thing for any parent to have to admit, but there are moments when the flesh of our flesh, the creatures we love most in the world, can fill us with passionate fury. Loathing, even” (70).
Summary:
Nine-year-old Louis Drax is an accident prone boy. Every year something violent happens to him but he manages to survive these accidents every time. On his ninth birthday, Louis and his parents go on a picnic and Louis falls off a cliff. He’s alive but deep in a coma and sent to Dr. Pascal Dannachet’s coma clinic.
This book is strange, sinister, vivid and freaking wild. It fools you once, twice and a third time. The writing is unsettling in that it’s both addicting and grotesque. The characters are so real and magnetic. They make you want to perform an autopsy of their thoughts and motives. Basically, this book is an adult version of a pop-up book.
Louis Drax is definitely not like any other character I’ve read about. His story consumes you from the start of the book, his words are so dark, and his voice literally snatches you by the collar and traps you into the chambers of his strange mind. On the other hand, Dr. Pasal Dannachet’s voice is like a shot of reality. The reader sympathizes with him and feels horrified alongside Dr. Dannachet as the mysteries of Louis’ birthday are gradually unraveled.
This book makes you question the people around you and what they are truly thinking. It makes you realize that there is so much information we don’t know about perception and what a human mind is capable of. There is so much to dissect from this novel and I think it n e e d s a reread.
Summary:
Nine-year-old Louis Drax is an accident prone boy. Every year something violent happens to him but he manages to survive these accidents every time. On his ninth birthday, Louis and his parents go on a picnic and Louis falls off a cliff. He’s alive but deep in a coma and sent to Dr. Pascal Dannachet’s coma clinic.
This book is strange, sinister, vivid and freaking wild. It fools you once, twice and a third time. The writing is unsettling in that it’s both addicting and grotesque. The characters are so real and magnetic. They make you want to perform an autopsy of their thoughts and motives. Basically, this book is an adult version of a pop-up book.
Louis Drax is definitely not like any other character I’ve read about. His story consumes you from the start of the book, his words are so dark, and his voice literally snatches you by the collar and traps you into the chambers of his strange mind. On the other hand, Dr. Pasal Dannachet’s voice is like a shot of reality. The reader sympathizes with him and feels horrified alongside Dr. Dannachet as the mysteries of Louis’ birthday are gradually unraveled.
This book makes you question the people around you and what they are truly thinking. It makes you realize that there is so much information we don’t know about perception and what a human mind is capable of. There is so much to dissect from this novel and I think it n e e d s a reread.