Reviews

Erzähl ihnen von Schlachten, Königen und Elefanten by Mathias Énard

riptidemigod's review against another edition

1.0

je n'ai pas particulièrement aimé ce livre

Il y a des moments extrêmement poétiques, où la prose m'a fait retenir mon souffle parce que c'est BEAU mais la majorité du temps j'ai eu une sensation de collages de moments raconté de façon très factuelle et dénuée de profondeur du coup j'ai eu du mal à me plonger complètement dans l'histoire.

shoba's review against another edition

3.0

NIGHT DOES NOT COMMUNICATE WITH THE DAY. IT BURNS UP IN IT.

Night is carried to the stake at dawn. And its people along with it — the drinkers, the poets, the lovers. We are a people of the banished, of the condemned.

cobyolson's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

kassiani's review against another edition

4.0

Vision de Constantinople à travers les yeux de Michel-Ange, j’aimais particulièrement les descriptions du pont, de la ville, le poète Mehisi  (visage d’Adam de la chapelle Sixtine) et les chapitres narrés par le/la chanteur/se andalous/e (sur l’Andalousie, la nostalgie d’une Grenade fuie devant les rois catholiques).

Cf biographie de Mehisi de Pristina le shahrengiz (histoire de la littérature ottomane) & biographies de Bayazid le second, son vizir Ali Pacha et du page génois Menavino.

andrewfinkel1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

makeshift_muse's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

clooby's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

literaryheartstrings's review against another edition

4.0

Ok, nu mă așteptam la finalul acela :))

william1349's review against another edition

5.0

So sad

huffmaneric's review against another edition

funny informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75