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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
❝ In quel momento non era forse a letto, a casa... e tutto ciò che credeva di aver vissuto quella notte non era altro che delirio?! ❞ — Rimandando alla cornice narrativa decameroniana, “Doppio sogno” di Arthur Schnitzler si apre con una scena famigliare in cui traspare l’affetto tra una coppia e la loro bambina. Questo sentimento però s’incrina non appena Albertine rivela al marito delle episodi riguardanti veri o presunti tradimenti. E a mano a mano che si sviluppa la vicenda, Fridolin trama la sua vendetta nei confronti della moglie, volendola ripagare con avventure reali per ciò che lei ha cagionato nell’inconscio. Tra dubbi sulla realtà e sulla finzione, e incertezze sull’essere o sull’apparire, anche il lettore cammina insieme al protagonista in un sentiero fatto di sospetti, confusione e pensieri onirici. Gli dò 4 sogni su 5.
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adventurous
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is making me scratch my head for a little bit, probably will watch stuff dissecting it and it’s movie adaptation.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
Minor: Violence
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
my least favourite Schnitzler, much harder to follow/get into.
I found this book after researching my future trip to Austria in the Lonely Planet. This is a great story but having watched Eyes Wide Shut (one of my favourite films) multiple times, all of the suspense was missing. The film follows the book fairly closely despite being set in a different city and time period. Some of the differences are so minor, I would not have realised them had I not read the page on wikipedia which was a fantastic post-novella experience.
I'm really drawn to this story on account of the mystery surrounding what is actually going on, and who this organisation that Fridolin is tangling with is. The mystery is also frustrating as the reader never finds out - it reminded me in that sense of 1Q84 in which the reader also does not get satisfying answers about the cult but that just makes you more interested.
I'm really drawn to this story on account of the mystery surrounding what is actually going on, and who this organisation that Fridolin is tangling with is. The mystery is also frustrating as the reader never finds out - it reminded me in that sense of 1Q84 in which the reader also does not get satisfying answers about the cult but that just makes you more interested.
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-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