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kartoffel's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.5
brennacummings's review
4.0
Amadeu de Prado
- would’ve loved albert camus
- is a pisces
- is a revolutionary and hates fascism “when dictatorship is a fact, revolution is a duty”
- is a DEEPLY melancholy individual with mommy AND daddy issues
- is my favorite “person” and I hate that he’s not a real author because I would devour his books!
- would’ve loved albert camus
- is a pisces
- is a revolutionary and hates fascism “when dictatorship is a fact, revolution is a duty”
- is a DEEPLY melancholy individual with mommy AND daddy issues
- is my favorite “person” and I hate that he’s not a real author because I would devour his books!
strad78's review
adventurous
challenging
informative
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.0
kcjulia's review
dark
mysterious
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? No
3.0
The opening chapter has nothing to do with the rest of the book.
rpradier's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
franka07's review against another edition
4.0
Heel interessant verhaal, zeker een aanrader. Alleen had ik moeite lange stukken achter elkaar te lezen.
knod78's review against another edition
4.0
This completes February’s Western Europe read of Book Girls Guide's Read Around the World: Book Voyage Reading Challenge.
I think I give this book 3.5 stars. Starts out slow and has some rambling going on, but I couldn't put the book down once he got to Portugal. I just couldn't believe he left everything by randomly meeting a stranger on a train platform. I loved that he met all these people in Prado's life to learn about him.
But there were times when it was hard to determine which part was Prado and which was Gregorgius. Maybe that was the point. I wished we got to meet the girl again in the end. I feel like that really didn't have anything to do with the plot. I mean, yes, it kicked him off to think, but the book he found in a store is what made him go. I mean I felt like the author foreshadow, because many characters he met kept telling him to call her, but he didn't. And then it just ended. Does he have vertigo (which would have been cool to read since no one has my illness and problems) or does he have a terminal disease. Who knows, because it just freaking ended. Another thing constantly mentioned for no real reason was his desire to go to Isfrahan. What was the point in mentioning it if he doesn't go or doesn't make a plan? I just didn't get it.
Reviewers complained about translations and rambling, but I let that go since I think the book had a lot lost in translation. It does skip through and doesn't have smooth transitions. But it will make you want to go to Portugal. Seriously, I looked at tickets and things to do when I was reading it. I thought the concept was interesting and the ideas presented from any of the characters had some things to think about in life.
I think I give this book 3.5 stars. Starts out slow and has some rambling going on, but I couldn't put the book down once he got to Portugal. I just couldn't believe he left everything by randomly meeting a stranger on a train platform. I loved that he met all these people in Prado's life to learn about him.
But there were times when it was hard to determine which part was Prado and which was Gregorgius. Maybe that was the point. I wished we got to meet the girl again in the end. I feel like that really didn't have anything to do with the plot. I mean, yes, it kicked him off to think, but the book he found in a store is what made him go. I mean I felt like the author foreshadow, because many characters he met kept telling him to call her, but he didn't. And then it just ended. Does he have vertigo (which would have been cool to read since no one has my illness and problems) or does he have a terminal disease. Who knows, because it just freaking ended. Another thing constantly mentioned for no real reason was his desire to go to Isfrahan. What was the point in mentioning it if he doesn't go or doesn't make a plan? I just didn't get it.
Reviewers complained about translations and rambling, but I let that go since I think the book had a lot lost in translation. It does skip through and doesn't have smooth transitions. But it will make you want to go to Portugal. Seriously, I looked at tickets and things to do when I was reading it. I thought the concept was interesting and the ideas presented from any of the characters had some things to think about in life.
sunflwrmaria's review
takes too much energy and its too long, not the right time to finish it