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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
uno scrivano senza storia né passato si rifiuta di scrivere: la sua identità aderisce a ciò che fa - o, meglio, non fa -, agli spazi che occupa, al formulario di parole che quasi come un morbo contagia il linguaggio di chi ha intorno - I would prefer not to. E poi una voce che, per quel che ha potuto raccogliere, ne restituisce la parabola, come accade a tutte quelle lettere smarrite in calce al racconto.
Ah Bartleby! Ah umanità!
(almeno una delle cinque stelle è per il bellissimo saggio di Gianni Celati)
Ah Bartleby! Ah umanità!
(almeno una delle cinque stelle è per il bellissimo saggio di Gianni Celati)
i wrote a paper on this in high school and remembered today that i never actually read it, only sparknoted it. i can now officially say that bartleby is incredibly autistic
medium-paced
I really quite liked this, and studying it helped me to understand it and enjoy it more. 3.5 stars
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Si hay algo que adoro son libros que hablan de libros y en A orillas del mar de Abdulrazak Gurnah mencionan varias veces a Bartleby y cuando me lo topé en la biblioteca no dude en leerlo. No esperaba nada, bueno si una prosa de otra época y personajes principales masculinos por tratarse de Melville, pero no sabía en qué lugar se situaba, ni la premisa de la historia. Me sorprendió como muchos libros clásicos, cuando me topé con una historia que trasciende el tiempo y en la que el lenguaje se vuelve una herramienta más que un obstáculo. Es un libro corto, lleno de situaciones curiosas que encierran un poco de humor y sabiduría.
i now actively have to stop myself from saying “i would prefer not to” to everything asked of me. this book stunned me into deep thought, into a deeper curiosity to know more about Bartleby and to just deeply think about this book for days because in some aspects, he perfectly embodies the cycle of life and the importance of our humanity/humaneness during this cycle. this is not a book i would have ordinarily picked up nor even expected to be a 5-star read but i’m glad to say this one’s going to be staying with me for a while.
52 Book club challenge prompt: a book with a subtitle.
52 Book club challenge prompt: a book with a subtitle.
"Nothing so aggravates an earnest person as a passive resistance."
There's a LOT in this to read into. The lawyer-boss - is he generous, selfish, or both? Bartleby - why are you refusing, sorry, *preferring* not to work? No one is outright abusing you. The employer isnt mean or cruel, in fact he's willing to take you on as a charity. The other employees will work, but we'll ignore their personal vices. But are they vices or a way to just get through the day?
The antagonist of the story is within the subtitle of the story, "A Story of Wall Street," and it's as silent in the story as Bartleby. The cruel monotony of The System and how it is accepted as normal. And Bartleby resists with a quiet, offensive resistance that (to me) says, "I would rather die than partake in this soul-crushing cubicle and gluttony of capitalism."
There's a LOT in this to read into. The lawyer-boss - is he generous, selfish, or both? Bartleby - why are you refusing, sorry, *preferring* not to work? No one is outright abusing you. The employer isnt mean or cruel, in fact he's willing to take you on as a charity. The other employees will work, but we'll ignore their personal vices. But are they vices or a way to just get through the day?
The antagonist of the story is within the subtitle of the story, "A Story of Wall Street," and it's as silent in the story as Bartleby. The cruel monotony of The System and how it is accepted as normal. And Bartleby resists with a quiet, offensive resistance that (to me) says, "I would rather die than partake in this soul-crushing cubicle and gluttony of capitalism."