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toto7's review against another edition
Didn't like this book. I'm gonna have to read another one for my research paper because I can't for the life of me think what to write.
godotwillseeyounow's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.0
Although I wasn't bored, I wasn't fully engaged with it either.
I liked the ending pages, there's some beautifully written sentences in there;
And I like to think that Dickens, Joyce and Fitzgerald are all encompassed in this one, even through the barriers of space and time: "Like distant music these words that he had written years before were borne towards him from the past."
And also Thomas' 'Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night': "Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with age."
ps: seeing all the rave reviews it feels like I simply don't know how to appreciate it
I liked the ending pages, there's some beautifully written sentences in there;
And I like to think that Dickens, Joyce and Fitzgerald are all encompassed in this one, even through the barriers of space and time: "Like distant music these words that he had written years before were borne towards him from the past."
And also Thomas' 'Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night': "Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with age."
ps: seeing all the rave reviews it feels like I simply don't know how to appreciate it
m0rb's review against another edition
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Read for uni. Wasn’t quite for me but I can see the appeal. Real sad, definitely reflective.
lucymh's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
kfreedman's review against another edition
Short, one of Six Great Modern Short Novels. A holiday party, merriment, family relations, a story of a past lover.
ephemerida's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
emilyadams's review against another edition
4.0
this just momentos my mori.
Joyce's descriptions are superb, real and relatable, but also transcending and emotional.
Joyce's descriptions are superb, real and relatable, but also transcending and emotional.
unquietslumberer_tia's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated