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c_marie_writes's review against another edition
2.0
What a bore... I try really hard not to add to my DNF pile, but damn... this one deserved it. I listened to the audiobook, and I will say, if not for great narration, it would have gone there. I kept thinking it would get better, and gave it plenty of time, and then when I finally decided to DNF it, I realized I didn't have much left, so I just finished it. I won't be looking at other books from this author sadly, as this was my first experience.
w0lf4lice's review against another edition
2.0
Bella l'ultima parte, ma per il resto mi ha annoiata tantissimo. La narrazione di Peter è fredda e distaccata, un occhio clinico che non permette di immedesimarsi a pieno nella torbida passione di Edgar e Stella. Inoltre, ho odiato a tal punto Stella da non riuscire a scindere il disprezzo per la protagonista dal mio giudizio del libro.
mayastone's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
bookblaster's review against another edition
5.0
Solitamente do cinque stelle ai miei libri preferiti.
Follia non è il mio libro preferito, ma non posso non premiare la profondità psicologica che vuole rappresentare.
Cos’è la follia? Chi è il più folle, quelli internati o quelli fuori?
Edgar era pazzo, Stella fuori come un balcone, le scelte di Max non possono che essere un campanello d’allarme allarme, per non parlare che una vicenda narrata da uno psichiatra esterno rende il tutto ancora più sospetto.
Follia non è il mio libro preferito, ma non posso non premiare la profondità psicologica che vuole rappresentare.
Cos’è la follia? Chi è il più folle, quelli internati o quelli fuori?
Edgar era pazzo, Stella fuori come un balcone, le scelte di Max non possono che essere un campanello d’allarme allarme, per non parlare che una vicenda narrata da uno psichiatra esterno rende il tutto ancora più sospetto.
kntaylor1216's review against another edition
I listened to this Audible because it was free, and because Sir Ian McKellen narrates it. Also because who doesn’t love a good romance centered around mentally unstable characters?
Stella seems, to me, who is not a clinical psychologist, to be a bit of a histrionic. Seeking dangerous behavior, dressing in suggestive ways for the time, drinking to excess. Consistently putting her needs above everyone else’s, to her own demise. I don’t pity her. You’re supposed to. You’re supposed to feel bad for her, that she’s been used and studied and the subject of all these men in her life, including a friend turned doctor? No, sorry. I don’t.
I don’t feel bad for the men, either. They’re all useless self indulgent pigs. The story itself is interesting if the author would’ve taken the time to write empathetic characters and not such stereotypical men and women. If you want a free audiobook, it’s not bad, but I can’t imagine reading a physical copy.
Stella seems, to me, who is not a clinical psychologist, to be a bit of a histrionic. Seeking dangerous behavior, dressing in suggestive ways for the time, drinking to excess. Consistently putting her needs above everyone else’s, to her own demise. I don’t pity her. You’re supposed to. You’re supposed to feel bad for her, that she’s been used and studied and the subject of all these men in her life, including a friend turned doctor? No, sorry. I don’t.
I don’t feel bad for the men, either. They’re all useless self indulgent pigs. The story itself is interesting if the author would’ve taken the time to write empathetic characters and not such stereotypical men and women. If you want a free audiobook, it’s not bad, but I can’t imagine reading a physical copy.
chocolate_pea's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
"I often take it out, over the course of the day, and admire it. So you see, I do have my Stella after all.
And I still, of course, have him."
Wena Peter
And I still, of course, have him."
Wena Peter
angus_mckeogh's review against another edition
4.0
Pleasantly surprised. A psychological novel about a psychiatrist whose wife falls in love with a patient (and murderer) at an asylum. More than I expected.
giuly_julia's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0