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qualiareedauthor's review against another edition
5.0
not gonna lie, this book popped onto my radar because of Star Trek Picard.
I loved it though, amazing philosophical food for thought.
I loved it though, amazing philosophical food for thought.
ostrava's review against another edition
5.0
I'm going to count this as a read book, despite not having finished it. Going to have to study it deeply for college anyway. Reading it wasn't mandatory, but I thought it would be fun to try it out anyways, as a warm-up.
Wrong.
Unamuno's writing would make Nietzsche's cry in comparison. I have no idea of where he was trying to take the reader with this book, and honestly, being communicative shouldn't be this hard. You just weave ideas together. And I'm not even mad, because I love the guy and I do find some meaning here and there but... I don't know. I may as well not have read it. What little I got didn't interest me as Unamuno seemed like he was going through a conflict I realize, I can't sympathize with. Maybe it's because I've never related to the whole concept of the knights of faith and Kierkegaard. I quite literally cannot put myself in the shoes of someone who would murder his own son because a God "told him to do it" and is "rewarded" for his faith. It makes me sick. Unlike Kierkegaard, Unamuno was an... atheist? So...he believes life is...irrational because...we need God, and...
I don't know, I need an aspirin. Have a good night.
Wrong.
Unamuno's writing would make Nietzsche's cry in comparison. I have no idea of where he was trying to take the reader with this book, and honestly, being communicative shouldn't be this hard. You just weave ideas together. And I'm not even mad, because I love the guy and I do find some meaning here and there but... I don't know. I may as well not have read it. What little I got didn't interest me as Unamuno seemed like he was going through a conflict I realize, I can't sympathize with. Maybe it's because I've never related to the whole concept of the knights of faith and Kierkegaard. I quite literally cannot put myself in the shoes of someone who would murder his own son because a God "told him to do it" and is "rewarded" for his faith. It makes me sick. Unlike Kierkegaard, Unamuno was an... atheist? So...he believes life is...irrational because...we need God, and...
I don't know, I need an aspirin. Have a good night.
bakudreamer's review against another edition
2.0
I read most of this just because I like saying ' unamuno ! '
letitiaharmon's review
4.0
Though Unamuno does not make it to the ranks of commonly read philosophers, his speculation of existence is truly mind-bending. A good read in conjunction with Descartes.
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