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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
I read this for my Intro to Philosophy class. Zorba the Greek is the main character of this novel which seems to be a kind of biography of his life. In reality it's a biography of philosophical ideas. Understanding that will help make sense of the novel which at times is a head scratch-er. Zorba is wild and unpredictable, yet witty and wise (seeming.) The book draws a comparison of Zorba by casting him against "the Boss" who is a scholar, and a recluse who has withdrawn from daily life. Zorba lives life to the fullest, and his goal is to help the Boss do the same. Good book if you want a little depth and can figure out all the philosophical references.
I felt so many different things in the process.
I Sympathized with the author, then despised him, got annoyed with Zorba, fell in love with the widow, I hated the arrogant peasants and burnt in Spanish shame. So violent and vibrant, a true book of life.
I Sympathized with the author, then despised him, got annoyed with Zorba, fell in love with the widow, I hated the arrogant peasants and burnt in Spanish shame. So violent and vibrant, a true book of life.
emotional
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is clearly written by a man trying to be philosophical. It's so tiring
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content
Zat tussen de 1 en 2 sterren in, en heb om het einde toch nog 2 sterren gegeven. Ik begrijp werkelijk niet wat de hype is rondom dit boek. Zorba is een schijt karakter, en zijn grootste karaktertrek is dat hij net zo met vrouwen omgaat als Thierry Baudet zou willen. De verteller is wellicht een beter karakter, en de dynamiek tussen de twee is van tijd tot tijd leuk, maar dan bedenk je je weer hoe oersaai het boek is, en zakt m'n rating naar 1 ster. Het einde van het boek is wel mooi, en de proza is van tijd tot tijd ook best oké, dus dat tilt het uiteindelijk nog naar de 2 sterren.
Thank you for Zorba The Greek! Bacon said about books which are the best, they are to be chewed and digested. This book is above that stage, this is one which has to be absorbed into the soul. Zorba definitely disturbed me, shook my very essence, made me yearn for such a friend, for freedom and free will...thank you Zorba..
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:
Yes
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I started this novel with nothing but optimism. Its prose is exquisite, lovely, and life-affirming, just as its blurbs say. What the blurbs don’t say: this novel is unrelentingly misogynistic. I’ve read many classics; I’ve read many “old white men write women” novels. But nothing that drips with so much objectification.
This goes far beyond, with passages like: “They are wild beasts, wild beasts, and they know it. Compared to them, males are such feeble, transient, foolish, inane creatures without endurance. These wild beasts resemble various female insects–the praying mantis, the grasshopper, the spider–female insects that, insatiable at dawn, feed by devouring males.” or, “I’m not ashamed of crying in front of men. I’m a man; we’re all the same tribe and it’s not shameful for us. But in front of women we always need to appear brave. Why? Because if we started weeping in our turn, what would happen to those poor creatures? It would be the end of everything.“
This goes far beyond, with passages like: “They are wild beasts, wild beasts, and they know it. Compared to them, males are such feeble, transient, foolish, inane creatures without endurance. These wild beasts resemble various female insects–the praying mantis, the grasshopper, the spider–female insects that, insatiable at dawn, feed by devouring males.” or, “I’m not ashamed of crying in front of men. I’m a man; we’re all the same tribe and it’s not shameful for us. But in front of women we always need to appear brave. Why? Because if we started weeping in our turn, what would happen to those poor creatures? It would be the end of everything.“
موقادره اندمج فيها او استمتع فيها
احس مافي احداث تتطور او ناطره حدث معين يصير يشدني للقصه
الاساس بالروايه الشخصيات. اهم من الاحداث لكن احس وصلني كل شي ممكن يوصلني من الشخصيه قبل لا اخلص الروايه
مادري...فيها شي غير جاذب بالنسبه لي
تقريبا النص الثاني من الكتاب خلصته بسرعه بس عشان ما اهد الكتاب بدون لا اخلصه
احس مافي احداث تتطور او ناطره حدث معين يصير يشدني للقصه
الاساس بالروايه الشخصيات. اهم من الاحداث لكن احس وصلني كل شي ممكن يوصلني من الشخصيه قبل لا اخلص الروايه
مادري...فيها شي غير جاذب بالنسبه لي
تقريبا النص الثاني من الكتاب خلصته بسرعه بس عشان ما اهد الكتاب بدون لا اخلصه