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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
This book reminded me of A Portrait of a Young Man as an Artist but twisted and more surreal and cerebral!
dark
reflective
sad
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
A normal-ish guy falls on hard times that spiral out of control. It handles poverty in a great + unique way. For fans of Crime and Punishment and grimy/sad POV stories
Kada glad počne da te jede, nije ništa bitno, ni da li ćeš jesti, ni kako ćeš preživeti.
Hamsun je bio u toj situaciji, zato ova knjiga deluje tako opipljivo. Jedna od retkih koja je uspela da izmeni barem delić svesti, gde drukčije posmatram okolinu i svet. Sve to vidimo kroz oči glavnog junaka, koji drži svoj ego iznad gladi i pokušava da zataška svoje siromaštvo, da sakrije činjenicu da je on samo bednik bez ikoga i ičega.
U stvari, to je jedna od veza sa spoljašnjim svetom- u tako teškoj situaciji jednostavno ne postoji neko ko će te pogledati. Roman je veoma linearan i to mi je najviše smetalo(otuda 4 zvezdice) mada je savršeno slikovit, kako prikazom života u tom stanju tako i mislima koje opsedaju glavnog junaka(možemo reći, i samog pisca koji se obreo u toj situaciji), i toplina, očaj, sreća i tuga koji izbijaju iz pasusa knjige su neponovljivi.
Hamsune, i'll meet you again, soon, i hope.
Hamsun je bio u toj situaciji, zato ova knjiga deluje tako opipljivo. Jedna od retkih koja je uspela da izmeni barem delić svesti, gde drukčije posmatram okolinu i svet. Sve to vidimo kroz oči glavnog junaka, koji drži svoj ego iznad gladi i pokušava da zataška svoje siromaštvo, da sakrije činjenicu da je on samo bednik bez ikoga i ičega.
U stvari, to je jedna od veza sa spoljašnjim svetom- u tako teškoj situaciji jednostavno ne postoji neko ko će te pogledati. Roman je veoma linearan i to mi je najviše smetalo(otuda 4 zvezdice) mada je savršeno slikovit, kako prikazom života u tom stanju tako i mislima koje opsedaju glavnog junaka(možemo reći, i samog pisca koji se obreo u toj situaciji), i toplina, očaj, sreća i tuga koji izbijaju iz pasusa knjige su neponovljivi.
Hamsune, i'll meet you again, soon, i hope.
dark
emotional
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
Moving and haunting, a vision into the mind of a sufferer.
Although they cover similar ground in terms of the dissolution of the psyche, in the end this wasn't nearly as funny as the 'Hungry, Hungry Homer' episode of The Simpsons.
"Hunger is a novel by the Norwegian author Knut Hamsun and was published in its final form in 1890. [It] is loosely based on the author's own impoverished life before his breakthrough in 1890. Set in late 19th century [Oslo], the novel recounts the adventures of a starving young man whose sense of reality is giving way to a delusionary existence on the darker side of a modern metropolis. While he vainly tries to maintain an outer shell of respectability, his mental and physical decay are recounted in detail."
Setting: Kristiania (Oslo), 1880 (Norway)
Pretty good book, stressful and humorous at times. I got to see a side of homelessness that I wouldn't have otherwise.
Setting: Kristiania (Oslo), 1880 (Norway)
Pretty good book, stressful and humorous at times. I got to see a side of homelessness that I wouldn't have otherwise.
another card-carrying member of the unbearable protagonists club
adventurous
dark
funny
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
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
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes