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3.41 AVERAGE
3.41 AVERAGE
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
No esperaba mucho del libro, pero me sorprendió. Sobre todo, el final. El final, a mí, realmente, me dejó pensando… pero mis pensamientos no estaban claros, por lo que tuve que dejar unos días para poder hacer esta reseña.
Me da la impresión de que, así como el protagonista, el mismo autor empezó el libro sin una línea de desarrollo y, mientras avanzaba, iba escribiendo como se le iban ocurriendo las cosas; de la misma manera, Charlie actuaba a medida de cómo se iba desarrollando la situación, sabiendo que, de igual forma, el estaba perdido.
Creo que lo interesante es darte cuenta de con quién empatizas como lectora, al final del libro. ¿Empatizas con el que hizo daños irreparables? O, ¿empatizas con la persona que hace todo bien y correcto? ¿Empatizas con el que/los que se muestran cómo son desde lo mejor a lo peor o con quien esconde sus cosas malas? Ser transparente siempre, ¿justifica los actos malos? ¿Qué esconde el que, hacia los demás, siempre es correcto? ¿Quizás peores cosas que el que hace daño directo?
No sé si el autor tuvo la intención de hacernos cuestionar todo esto, pero conmigo lo logró. Este es un libro prohibido. El mismo autor pidió que lo quitaran de las librerías y que dejara de imprimirse por su aparente influencia en los peores hechos cometidos en la historia reciente de Estados Unidos (tir0t3os escolares). Tiene partes bastante violentas y gráficas.
Leer con discreción.
Me da la impresión de que, así como el protagonista, el mismo autor empezó el libro sin una línea de desarrollo y, mientras avanzaba, iba escribiendo como se le iban ocurriendo las cosas; de la misma manera, Charlie actuaba a medida de cómo se iba desarrollando la situación, sabiendo que, de igual forma, el estaba perdido.
Creo que lo interesante es darte cuenta de con quién empatizas como lectora, al final del libro. ¿Empatizas con el que hizo daños irreparables? O, ¿empatizas con la persona que hace todo bien y correcto? ¿Empatizas con el que/los que se muestran cómo son desde lo mejor a lo peor o con quien esconde sus cosas malas? Ser transparente siempre, ¿justifica los actos malos? ¿Qué esconde el que, hacia los demás, siempre es correcto? ¿Quizás peores cosas que el que hace daño directo?
No sé si el autor tuvo la intención de hacernos cuestionar todo esto, pero conmigo lo logró. Este es un libro prohibido. El mismo autor pidió que lo quitaran de las librerías y que dejara de imprimirse por su aparente influencia en los peores hechos cometidos en la historia reciente de Estados Unidos (tir0t3os escolares). Tiene partes bastante violentas y gráficas.
Leer con discreción.
I really don't know what to think about this book... Reading it today in 2023 is I'm sure a very different experience from someone reading it in 1977 when it was first published. Stephen King, I am sure, had no idea how common and prevalent school shootings would become in America when he wrote and published this book. That is what makes it so scary- the fact that this happens ALL the time. At one point in the story, it said "Mr. Vance didn't know what was happening. I don't think any of them did" (pg 30 in the collected edition of Bachman books that I read). That would NEVER be the case today.
I can understand why Stephen King asked for this book to be taken out of print. Learning about that fact is actually what made me read this book when I did. If I want to read everything ever published by Stephen King, I wanted to read this while I could still find it. “After the 1997 incident, King decided to allow Rage to fall out of print in the United States, and was only available as part of the collection The Bachman Books, though new editions of it don’t include it anymore.” My library had a copy of the Bachman books from 1985. I did not want to risk not reading this for years only to find out that those copies are no longer available.
I'm sure I missed some of the meaning within it, but to me, it was a story of why you shouldn't be an asshole to people because you have no idea who might snap because of it. Most of the time Charlie was obviously insane, but there were a couple of parts that made you feel bad for him.And then how everyone treated Ted at the end? They all in their own way snapped.
I can understand why Stephen King asked for this book to be taken out of print. Learning about that fact is actually what made me read this book when I did. If I want to read everything ever published by Stephen King, I wanted to read this while I could still find it. “After the 1997 incident, King decided to allow Rage to fall out of print in the United States, and was only available as part of the collection The Bachman Books, though new editions of it don’t include it anymore.” My library had a copy of the Bachman books from 1985. I did not want to risk not reading this for years only to find out that those copies are no longer available.
I'm sure I missed some of the meaning within it, but to me, it was a story of why you shouldn't be an asshole to people because you have no idea who might snap because of it. Most of the time Charlie was obviously insane, but there were a couple of parts that made you feel bad for him.
dark
tense
fast-paced
Ossessione di Stephen King pubblicato con lo pseudonimo di Richard Bachman, un libro controverso, che in patria ha creato molti problemi allo scrittore tanto da decidere di sospenderne la pubblicazione e farlo quindi rientrare nelle copie oramai fuori catalogo. Perché vi chiederete? Purtroppo dato il suo contenuto, è stato associato a diversi massacri avvenuti in almento tre scuole americane e questo ha fatto propendere King per l'eliminazione. Ma veniamo ora al mio personale parere. http://www.vivereinunlibro.it/2019/06/recensione-ossessione-di-stephen-king.html
Il terrificante, ribollente subcoscio degli adolescenti, con tutte le miserie nascoste, i complessi, il rapporto di amore/odio tra di loro e con gli adulti, e altri orrori vari, il tutto inserito nel contesto americano, che come sempre estremizza e spinge alla violenza. Nessuno uscirà bene da una mattinata scolastica che potrebbe essere lo script di una Bowling for Columbine ante litteram.
Un bel libro che necessita urgentemente di una nuova traduzione.
Un bel libro che necessita urgentemente di una nuova traduzione.
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I like how well King is able to write about pain and human suffering. It makes his stuff feel so real.
dark
emotional
tense
fast-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
4.4 stars: some flaws, but if you look past the minor ones then you will have yourself one of the best coming of age, dark teen minded stories that I've ever read. What I expected to feel for "the catcher in the rye " is what i actually felt for this book. Stephen King has done it again. YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY READ THIS STORY (if you're in between the ages of 15 - 20)