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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"Hell is other people"
Sartre's character study is a fascinating examination of people and our desire to be liked. The characters are all intriguing and grapple with themes that include judging others and living in the past. Despite being written in 1944 the story and the characters still hold up quite well all the way in 2014 because of the many relatable and relevant themes sprinkled throughout the book.
Sartre's character study is a fascinating examination of people and our desire to be liked. The characters are all intriguing and grapple with themes that include judging others and living in the past. Despite being written in 1944 the story and the characters still hold up quite well all the way in 2014 because of the many relatable and relevant themes sprinkled throughout the book.
challenging
dark
funny
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
fast-paced
emotional
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Oh my god, this was great. Long enough to truly dive into existentialist concepts and develop nuanced characters, but short enough to keep you engaged and not seem redundant.
While researching ways to properly encapsulate how much I enjoyed this book, however, I did learn that Sartre was a pedo apologist. Not cool, and instead of reviewing this book, like this page is intended, I will get into many reasons why this made me enjoy the book less. CW for pedophilia discussion, of course.
The "pedophile liberation movement" was huge in French left-wing politics in the 60s and 70s, as pedophilia was manipulated into this new, liberal idea and that children under 15 being sexually liberated was an important aspect of liberating the masses. The parents of children were seen as the oppressors and children as those needing sexual liberation. Because sex, especially of youth, was such a taboo topic, pedophiles co-coopted revolutionary language and made it so their crimes seemed like another thing conservative old-fashioned people disagreed with. Thus, pedophiles became a part of the queer, BIPOC, Marxist movement in France at the time. Disgusting.
So, of course, many 'revolutionaries' at the time supported this and signed petitions to lower the age of consent, including, of course, Jean-Paul Sartre. This is obviously deplorable, but this ties directly into how I respect his work less because it shows his lack of morals and backbone. How weak-willed do you have to be to mindlessly accept ''pedophile liberation" as a part of your political stance? Now, after being made aware of how loose his morals are, how can I read his works and truly be moved by them if he himself likely didn't even believe in morals that strongly?
Anyways, hell TRULY is other people, and that's especially true if you're Jean-Paul Sartre who listens to whoever claims to be a leftist regardless of how corrupt they are.
While researching ways to properly encapsulate how much I enjoyed this book, however, I did learn that Sartre was a pedo apologist. Not cool, and instead of reviewing this book, like this page is intended, I will get into many reasons why this made me enjoy the book less. CW for pedophilia discussion, of course.
The "pedophile liberation movement" was huge in French left-wing politics in the 60s and 70s, as pedophilia was manipulated into this new, liberal idea and that children under 15 being sexually liberated was an important aspect of liberating the masses. The parents of children were seen as the oppressors and children as those needing sexual liberation. Because sex, especially of youth, was such a taboo topic, pedophiles co-coopted revolutionary language and made it so their crimes seemed like another thing conservative old-fashioned people disagreed with. Thus, pedophiles became a part of the queer, BIPOC, Marxist movement in France at the time. Disgusting.
So, of course, many 'revolutionaries' at the time supported this and signed petitions to lower the age of consent, including, of course, Jean-Paul Sartre. This is obviously deplorable, but this ties directly into how I respect his work less because it shows his lack of morals and backbone. How weak-willed do you have to be to mindlessly accept ''pedophile liberation" as a part of your political stance? Now, after being made aware of how loose his morals are, how can I read his works and truly be moved by them if he himself likely didn't even believe in morals that strongly?
Anyways, hell TRULY is other people, and that's especially true if you're Jean-Paul Sartre who listens to whoever claims to be a leftist regardless of how corrupt they are.
"Et à quoi les reconnaît-on les bourreaux, s'il vous plaît ?
Ils ont l'air d'avoir peur."
"Oui . Tu sais ce que c'est qu'un lâche, toi.
Oui, je le sais.
Tu sais ce que c'est que le mal, la honte, la peur. Il y a eu des jours où tu t'es vue jusqu'au coeur - et ça te cassait bras et jambes. Et le lendemain, tu ne savais plus que penser, tu n'arrivais plus à déchiffrer la révélation de la veille. Oui , tu connais le prix du mal. Et si tu dis que je suis un lâche, c'est en connaissance de cause, hein ?"
"Ouvrez ! Ouvrez donc ! J'accepte tout : les brodequins, les tenailles, le plomb fondu, les pincettes, le garrot, tout ce qui brûle, tout ce qui déchire, je veux souffrir pour de bon. Plutôt cent morsures, plutôt le fouet, le vitriol, que cette souffrance de tête, ce fantôme de souffrance, qui frôle, qui caresse et qui ne fait jamais assez mal. (Il saisit le bouton de la porte et le secoue.) Ouvrirez-vous ? (La porte s'ouvre brusquement, et il manque de tomber.) Ha !"
"Regarde dans mes yeux : est-ce que tu t'y vois ?
Je suis toute petite. Je me vois très mal. INÈS
Je te vois, moi . Tout entière. Pose-moi des questions. Aucun miroir ne sera plus fidèle. Estelle, gênée, se tourne vers Garcin comme pour l'appeler à l'aide."
"Alors, c'est ça l'enfer. Je n'aurais jamais cru ... Vous vous rappelez : le soufre, le bûcher, le gril... Ah ! quelle plaisanterie. Pas besoin de gril : l'enfer, c'est les Autres."
Ils ont l'air d'avoir peur."
"Oui . Tu sais ce que c'est qu'un lâche, toi.
Oui, je le sais.
Tu sais ce que c'est que le mal, la honte, la peur. Il y a eu des jours où tu t'es vue jusqu'au coeur - et ça te cassait bras et jambes. Et le lendemain, tu ne savais plus que penser, tu n'arrivais plus à déchiffrer la révélation de la veille. Oui , tu connais le prix du mal. Et si tu dis que je suis un lâche, c'est en connaissance de cause, hein ?"
"Ouvrez ! Ouvrez donc ! J'accepte tout : les brodequins, les tenailles, le plomb fondu, les pincettes, le garrot, tout ce qui brûle, tout ce qui déchire, je veux souffrir pour de bon. Plutôt cent morsures, plutôt le fouet, le vitriol, que cette souffrance de tête, ce fantôme de souffrance, qui frôle, qui caresse et qui ne fait jamais assez mal. (Il saisit le bouton de la porte et le secoue.) Ouvrirez-vous ? (La porte s'ouvre brusquement, et il manque de tomber.) Ha !"
"Regarde dans mes yeux : est-ce que tu t'y vois ?
Je suis toute petite. Je me vois très mal. INÈS
Je te vois, moi . Tout entière. Pose-moi des questions. Aucun miroir ne sera plus fidèle. Estelle, gênée, se tourne vers Garcin comme pour l'appeler à l'aide."
"Alors, c'est ça l'enfer. Je n'aurais jamais cru ... Vous vous rappelez : le soufre, le bûcher, le gril... Ah ! quelle plaisanterie. Pas besoin de gril : l'enfer, c'est les Autres."
du génie!!! wlh le type d'idée que j'aurais pu avoir si j'étais plus intelligente. ce livre m'a donné envie de hurler et de mordre mon téléphone pour être honnête avec vous.
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Boring final message but incredible sense of form. Sartre makes it seem like infinite time has passed between each line of dialogue. Praiseworthy!
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes