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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
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:
Yes
Leitura difícil e dolorosa, capaz de deixar o leitor na mais absoluta confusão (nisso partilhando a experiência do seu herói).
As mil interrogações de Goliádkin são as interrogação próprias de quem procura descobrir-se e de quem consigo mesmo se revolta. Face à sociedade em permanente mudança, como nos afirmamos como nós?
Curiosamente, segue em paralelo a temática de dois outros maravilhosos títulos: O sorriso aos pés das escadas (Henry Miller) e O outro eu (Daphne du Maurier).
Na busca de nós mesmos, não podemos deixar de nos espantar com a fragilidade da nossa identidade. Face à imagem que projetamos de nós, mesmo quem melhor nos conhece nunca nos conhece completamente e, com isso, fácil é subtrair-nos a nós mesmos e tomar o nosso lugar: basta corresponder a expectativas que forjámos com a esperança de nos dar a conhecer idealmente.
Romance verdadeiramente poderoso e inquiridor da natureza e identidade humana. Absolutamente assustador na medida em que nos coloca face a um espelho do qual não obteremos reflexo senão a projeção de uma luz que nos ofusca.
Ainda assim, prefiro a abordagem de Maurier ("O outro eu").
As mil interrogações de Goliádkin são as interrogação próprias de quem procura descobrir-se e de quem consigo mesmo se revolta. Face à sociedade em permanente mudança, como nos afirmamos como nós?
Curiosamente, segue em paralelo a temática de dois outros maravilhosos títulos: O sorriso aos pés das escadas (Henry Miller) e O outro eu (Daphne du Maurier).
Na busca de nós mesmos, não podemos deixar de nos espantar com a fragilidade da nossa identidade. Face à imagem que projetamos de nós, mesmo quem melhor nos conhece nunca nos conhece completamente e, com isso, fácil é subtrair-nos a nós mesmos e tomar o nosso lugar: basta corresponder a expectativas que forjámos com a esperança de nos dar a conhecer idealmente.
Romance verdadeiramente poderoso e inquiridor da natureza e identidade humana. Absolutamente assustador na medida em que nos coloca face a um espelho do qual não obteremos reflexo senão a projeção de uma luz que nos ofusca.
Ainda assim, prefiro a abordagem de Maurier ("O outro eu").
I'm not going to pretend to be one of the cool millennials to read the classics and "important" literature to seem to be edgy or whatever but...
I just didn't like The Double maybe because: 1. I'm dumb and couldn't follow through, or; 2. I picked up a bad translation, or: 3. what the actual heck was all that, really?
Okay for real, I understood the gist of what it's all about, but the suffering throughout the entire reading process was unnecessarily painful.
I just didn't like The Double maybe because: 1. I'm dumb and couldn't follow through, or; 2. I picked up a bad translation, or: 3. what the actual heck was all that, really?
Okay for real, I understood the gist of what it's all about, but the suffering throughout the entire reading process was unnecessarily painful.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
the first part of this was difficult to get thru, as is often the case with all my favorite books. i failed to realize that he had gone mad; i assumed this “double” was a reflection of Golyadkin’s insecurities. in a way, i was right. the man really was exactly like him, and the original naturally went mad having to be around the double all this time.
everyone says this is a copy of the Nose, by Gogol. i wouldn’t know… i’ve never read it. i will say, however, that i sincerely doubt that Gogol would have been able to make me feel the same anguish and empathy for the hero of this story in such a short story. i was truly saddened for the pain and confusion he felt during the ending and i appreciate the authors abilities in this way.
that said, it was certainly repetitive, and not near the quality of my first Dostoyevsky (c&p). i am sad that i did not enjoy it AS much as other readers seemed to. but yes, it was objectively good.
everyone says this is a copy of the Nose, by Gogol. i wouldn’t know… i’ve never read it. i will say, however, that i sincerely doubt that Gogol would have been able to make me feel the same anguish and empathy for the hero of this story in such a short story. i was truly saddened for the pain and confusion he felt during the ending and i appreciate the authors abilities in this way.
that said, it was certainly repetitive, and not near the quality of my first Dostoyevsky (c&p). i am sad that i did not enjoy it AS much as other readers seemed to. but yes, it was objectively good.