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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Um pequeno livro fabuloso que se lê num sopro. Sempre numa torrente de pensamentos do personagem principal que se auto-martiriza com imagens sexuais entre a mulher e outros homens. Confusões, conclusões que retira dos próprios pensamentos e que o deixam sem conseguir descortinar o que é realidade e o que é sonho. O autor convoca a sua experiência em psicologia e medicina para jogar com toda essa consciência/ansiedade/frustração/desejo que o médico Fridolin sofre em todo o precurso pela Viena do início do século - a sociedade mais avançada (??) da época. Todo o envolvimento psicólogico/sexual dessa sociedade aparentemente conservadora mas nos limites da ética de 1900. O filme "Eyes wide shut" do Kubrick pairam sempre na leitura desta obra.
Acho que o livro consegue ser melhor que o filme nas pontas soltas, que aqui ficam melhor encaixadas. Apetece logo pegar noutra obra deste autor "A Ronda". Recomendo a leitura.
Acho que o livro consegue ser melhor que o filme nas pontas soltas, que aqui ficam melhor encaixadas. Apetece logo pegar noutra obra deste autor "A Ronda". Recomendo a leitura.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Story of a man mid 30's & his wife & their fantasy dreams. Not my usually book, felt like he was looking for a different life, with no life responsibilities with his wife, their 'child' and doctor role.
Read within a few hours, as following him over 2 evenings.
Read within a few hours, as following him over 2 evenings.
After watching Eyes Wide Shut, I learned this story was the source material.
The movie and the book are identical. The only thing that bothered me was that the party was never fully explained, what was it?
I guess its part of the appeal.
The movie and the book are identical. The only thing that bothered me was that the party was never fully explained, what was it?
I guess its part of the appeal.
Quick read. It's the story from Eyes Wide Shut but with less fucking talking. Guy is pervy but still upset that his wife thinks about other dudes. So he almost pokes a prosti and goes to the masked sex party and gets in trouble. Then weird shit happens. His wife has a weird dream. His buddy goes missing. A prosti goes missing. There's a dead chick in a hotel. Then the guy talks with his wife and they agree they're both really happy they made it through it all.
It was interesting to read the source material and compare it to what I remember from the movie. There's less tits in the book but there's also none of Nicole Kidman's inability to portray a convincing stoned person.
A good appetizer of a read though.
Love,
Mitch
It was interesting to read the source material and compare it to what I remember from the movie. There's less tits in the book but there's also none of Nicole Kidman's inability to portray a convincing stoned person.
A good appetizer of a read though.
Love,
Mitch
Makes me wish I hadn’t seen Eyes Wide Shut a thousand times. If I hadn’t, I would absolutely love this. But the Kubrick adaptation is so close to the original, it’s not really worth reading after seeing the movie.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
