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socorrobaptista's review against another edition
4.0
Uma narrativa longa, um pouco cansativa, mas que me permitiu ver, com alguma clareza, a vida na corte japonesa durante o Heian Period, aproximadamente ano 1000. Fascinante imaginar que este foi o primeiro romance escrito por uma mulher, o primeiro romance escrito por um ser humano. Muito bom, vale a pena ler nem que seja só por seu imenso valor histórico, mas também recomendo por ser uma representação interessante de como a mulher era vista e tratada naquele período.
aijoon's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Seidensticker's translation is an easier read, but Tyler's version includes a lot of interesting context about linguistics and naming conventions—I recommend reading Seidensticker first, and then Tyler, or in tandem (I also happen to prefer Seidensticker's translations of the poetry).
Would recommend, it's worth the time and effort.
Would recommend, it's worth the time and effort.
littlesprite21's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
wretchedtheo's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
heleena32's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
anastasiaadamov's review against another edition
3.0
This was a hard book to read. The theme could barely make up for narrative style and I struggled trough it. I am still glad to have read it and could not help but notice minute details that were not so far away from the dynamics in societies across the world today.
There were some issues that were hard to read for their content and while there is no explicit content per se, there are some things that made for even more frightening read for the things that were only hinted at...
There were some issues that were hard to read for their content and while there is no explicit content per se, there are some things that made for even more frightening read for the things that were only hinted at...
averypleasantpineapple's review against another edition
1.0
I gave up. The translation in this edition is too tedious to be worth struggling through. I'm going to get one of the established ones.