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alyfany's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
elgoose's review against another edition
4.5
Sui generis. The ending is perfect. Don't start this book if you don't have patience.
ljutavidra's review against another edition
5.0
Gosn Rosak me je izuo, pa me obuo u kroksice, a na samom kraju me preobuo u vrlo neudobne baletanke.
Šta sam htela reći? Pa, iskreno, prva polovina je nerealno dobra. Svet koji je izgradio u toj polovini, atmosfera, likovi, ma bila sam ljubomorna na rečenice koje je sastavio. A onda je usledilo razočaranje u drugom delu gde je počeo da davi sa verskim sektama i verskim psihopatama. Tu sam već gubila koncentraciju i pitala se zašto mu je taj jeftini twist a la Da Vinčijev kod bio potreban? Na samom samcijatom kraju (čitajte: poslednja dva poglavlja) uspeo je da se iskobelja iz tog mulja i popravi utisak. Kraj nije baš onakav kakav sam zamislila (moram pod hitno da prestanem da smišljam krajeve i da se onda redovno razočaram), ali cela ideja knjige + fenomenalna prva polovina ipak zaslužuju svih 5 zvezdica (iako je realna ocena više 4, ali mi se bašbaš svideo taj prvi deo, dođavola).
Šta sam htela reći? Pa, iskreno, prva polovina je nerealno dobra. Svet koji je izgradio u toj polovini, atmosfera, likovi, ma bila sam ljubomorna na rečenice koje je sastavio. A onda je usledilo razočaranje u drugom delu gde je počeo da davi sa verskim sektama i verskim psihopatama. Tu sam već gubila koncentraciju i pitala se zašto mu je taj jeftini twist a la Da Vinčijev kod bio potreban? Na samom samcijatom kraju (čitajte: poslednja dva poglavlja) uspeo je da se iskobelja iz tog mulja i popravi utisak. Kraj nije baš onakav kakav sam zamislila (moram pod hitno da prestanem da smišljam krajeve i da se onda redovno razočaram), ali cela ideja knjige + fenomenalna prva polovina ipak zaslužuju svih 5 zvezdica (iako je realna ocena više 4, ali mi se bašbaš svideo taj prvi deo, dođavola).
mehitabels's review against another edition
5.0
"Suppose you were there when they invented fire. Suppose some genius of the species brought you the first torch. such a gift. But suppose you could see - right there - the ruined cities, the charred flesh, the burning battlefields. What would you do? What would you do? Drown the fire. Kill the inventor."
"Really good movies . . . made you want to go out and drown yourself."
"Really good movies . . . made you want to go out and drown yourself."
ddblck's review against another edition
4.0
It took me a long time to finish this book, not because I didn't like it, but mostly because of my anxiety, which isn't allowing me to read a lot, like I used to. Also, english is not my fist language and even being almost fluent I still read a lot slower in english than in portuguese.
The book is really good and the ending took me by surprise, so crazy, although I got it all figure it out while still in the middle. I though it stretches a lot in some parts and the ending escalated quickly when it could be build up a little better. But a great book overall, the story is very interesting.
The book is really good and the ending took me by surprise, so crazy, although I got it all figure it out while still in the middle. I though it stretches a lot in some parts and the ending escalated quickly when it could be build up a little better. But a great book overall, the story is very interesting.
rocketiza's review against another edition
I made it 300 pages in of hating the academic navel gazing prose, with many of the film references and techniques going over my head, and a story that went pretty much nowhere. If you're into the mechanics of film and criticism, maybe you'll like this, maybe something happens after page 300 that makes it worth reading, but I wasn't able to get there.
jeffgreen's review against another edition
4.0
Crazy-good, weird, intense thriller for anyone who loves old movies--and especially Orson Welles movies.
wegmarken2006's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
2.75
kpolly's review against another edition
5.0
This has turned out to be one of my all-time favorite books.