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ahmed_suliman's review against another edition
1.0
A book I can recommend to my worst enemy.
I'm totally against the Author's absurd attempt to portray life as a trial, presence is punishment and the end is execution, Like there's nothing ever the man can live for. Indeed the Author's is the one who had executed himself. There are motives that a person must have, even if they are not by the order of religions, there are human motives, the connections between you and people around; families and friend, even strangers and nature. I remember the way Viktor Frankl used to manage his psycatrically ill patient in his book "A man's searching for a meaning" with helping them to think about their motives in life when he asks "Why you haven't commit a suicide till now?" and the motives are those who are the answers carry their names. even if it was oneself. otherwise he needs some medications to control his brain chemicals or electroconvulsive therapy not a Literary criticism. every breath in this life is a bless, and melancholy exaggeration does not make a philosopher from a man
I'm totally against the Author's absurd attempt to portray life as a trial, presence is punishment and the end is execution, Like there's nothing ever the man can live for. Indeed the Author's is the one who had executed himself. There are motives that a person must have, even if they are not by the order of religions, there are human motives, the connections between you and people around; families and friend, even strangers and nature. I remember the way Viktor Frankl used to manage his psycatrically ill patient in his book "A man's searching for a meaning" with helping them to think about their motives in life when he asks "Why you haven't commit a suicide till now?" and the motives are those who are the answers carry their names. even if it was oneself. otherwise he needs some medications to control his brain chemicals or electroconvulsive therapy not a Literary criticism. every breath in this life is a bless, and melancholy exaggeration does not make a philosopher from a man
elikat20's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
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
4.0
softmellow's review against another edition
2.0
surrealistic, dry and confusing. 2.5
Fangirled too hard on metamorphosis and although they're on the same vain of existentialism, this one felt like an endless nightmare.
Fangirled too hard on metamorphosis and although they're on the same vain of existentialism, this one felt like an endless nightmare.
connorofcameron's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Funny, how strange it is in parts. Not as good as the metamorphosis in my opinion but still pretty great
thesholmes's review against another edition
4.25
[To heckler] Hey, I don’t come down to where you work and expose the bureaucratic machine in which you’re embedded as the dehumanizing monolith it is.
zoska's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
metamorfosa's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
farosh's review against another edition
[ this book has not been finished before his death and is therefore incomplete ]
i wish i knew that piece of information before reading it, which is on me because i didn't look it up beforehand. i basically read the entire book with the purpose of finding out its ending. i was really intrigued on how he would tie it up, trying to find out more about the people and the unknown variables in the book.
my favorite scene is one of the last scenes in the book, where he visits the dome where he is supposed to meet his italian friend to show him around but instead he meets one of the people working for the court and where he discusses the story of another person put in trial and how he waited relentlessly, all his life.
i wish i knew that piece of information before reading it, which is on me because i didn't look it up beforehand. i basically read the entire book with the purpose of finding out its ending. i was really intrigued on how he would tie it up, trying to find out more about the people and the unknown variables in the book.
my favorite scene is one of the last scenes in the book, where he visits the dome where he is supposed to meet his italian friend to show him around but instead he meets one of the people working for the court and where he discusses the story of another person put in trial and how he waited relentlessly, all his life.
jan_david's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0