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beastreader's review against another edition
4.0
Leo Auberg was just seventeen when two policemen went from house to house with a list. They were rounding up people to take them to a prison camp in the Soviet Union. Leo traveled by train to the camp. Once there, he spent five grueling years in the camp. Although, Leo did not know it yet, he would have a companion with him. HIs companion would be known as the "hunger angel".
Ms. Muller is a profilic writer. She described in much detail the hunger that Leo was experiencing. I wuld have to say though that the "hunger angel" felt more like a shadow or demon then an angel. The "angel' was always around Leo poking into his brain or teasing him with the many layers of hunger.
Leo started out on the quiet side but as the story progressed, he became a strong voice and good narrator. Speaking of good voices, I thought that Philip Boehm did a nice job of translating Ms. Muller's words on page in English. This is not an easy task. I have read several books that have been translated and you can tell there was a struggle. Not to say that the translator did not do a good job as there is a fine line between trying to translate the author's story and not take away anything from the story. With this book, I felt like nothing was missing from the story and in fact, I agree with some of the other readers that the story read poetic at times. This book is worth your time and money to check out. You have nothing to lose but yourself in a good book with The Hunger Angel.
Ms. Muller is a profilic writer. She described in much detail the hunger that Leo was experiencing. I wuld have to say though that the "hunger angel" felt more like a shadow or demon then an angel. The "angel' was always around Leo poking into his brain or teasing him with the many layers of hunger.
Leo started out on the quiet side but as the story progressed, he became a strong voice and good narrator. Speaking of good voices, I thought that Philip Boehm did a nice job of translating Ms. Muller's words on page in English. This is not an easy task. I have read several books that have been translated and you can tell there was a struggle. Not to say that the translator did not do a good job as there is a fine line between trying to translate the author's story and not take away anything from the story. With this book, I felt like nothing was missing from the story and in fact, I agree with some of the other readers that the story read poetic at times. This book is worth your time and money to check out. You have nothing to lose but yourself in a good book with The Hunger Angel.
lspargo's review against another edition
3.0
Herta Muller won the Nobel Prize in literature for her portrayal of what it was like for the many German minorities living in Romania that were sent to Russian work camps after WWII. At first I found the book hard to get into. There's not much of a plot, just several stories about what life was like, which is, to say, not pleasant to think about. But by the end of the book I felt like I had more of a connection to the characters and an idea of how people were changed after their five years in the camps.
h_nn_hp's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
an account of memory, hunger, belonging and displacement wrought by 17 year old leo's deportation from a romanian town to a labour camp as part of the soviet union's deportation of up to 75,000 germans from romania for forced labour. leo's sense of displacement is evoked long before it's verbalised and müller crafts a vital testament to endurance and survival
the comparisons to solzhenitsyn are unfair to both writers' works, which stand in their own right
the comparisons to solzhenitsyn are unfair to both writers' works, which stand in their own right
terrypaulpearce's review against another edition
2.0
Some beautiful writing, but without any kind of real narrative to hold it together, I lost interest two-thirds of the way through.
sophie_gun18's review against another edition
dark
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
ievastrazdina's review against another edition
4.0
“Nāve kļūst liela un ilgojas pēc visiem. Tā jāatgainī kā apnicīgs suns.”
Ir stāsti pēc kuriem gribas triekties lapu pēc lapas, lai uzzinatu, kas notiks tālāk un ir lēnā literatūra. Elpas šūpoles viennozīmīgi pieder pie lēnajām.
Būtībā grāmata ir par to pašu-dzīvi izsūtījumā-darba nometnē, bet pilnīgi citādi kā ierasts lasīt. Stāstā īsti nav smaguma vai nežēlības, lai gan pa laikam lasītājam kā pika sejā tiek iemesti skarbās realitātes un skaudruma fakti. Tomēr kopumā grāmata ir ļoti tēlaina, poētiska un teju vai romantiska, tomēr romantikas tās ierastajā izpausmē tajā nav. Grāmata no vāka līdz vākam pielādēta ar trāpīgiem tēlainiem salīdzinājumiem.
Stāsts par Rumānijā dzīvojošu vācu jaunekli, kuru pēc tam, kad krievi ieņēmuši Rumāniju, nosūta spaidu darbos uz nometni Krievijas ziemeļos. Apstākļi ir skarbi, tomēr izveidojas cilvēcīgas attiecības, kuras pēc atgriešanās no nometnes izdzīvojušie noliegs - tā ir vieglāk, jo nometnē bada novārdzināti cilvēki kļuva citādi un negrib viens otru pazīt. Tik citādi, ka spēja zagt savas sievas ēdienu, lai paši izdzīvotu.
Leo atgiezās, bet turpināja būt ieslodzīts un šo ieslodzījumu izveidoja pats. Pusis bija netradicionāli orientēts - sabiedrībai tas nebija pieņemams un Leo mēģināja būt “tāds kā visi”, tomēr viņam tas nekad neizdevās un viņš mūžu nodzīvo nometnes iedragāts un sevī ieslodzīts.
“Nu jūs dzirdat, es visu laiku teicu šefam, ka pianīns skan aplam. Un ko viņš izdarīja - patrieca pianistu.”
Man patika - valodā ļoti “garšīgs” darbs.
Ir stāsti pēc kuriem gribas triekties lapu pēc lapas, lai uzzinatu, kas notiks tālāk un ir lēnā literatūra. Elpas šūpoles viennozīmīgi pieder pie lēnajām.
Būtībā grāmata ir par to pašu-dzīvi izsūtījumā-darba nometnē, bet pilnīgi citādi kā ierasts lasīt. Stāstā īsti nav smaguma vai nežēlības, lai gan pa laikam lasītājam kā pika sejā tiek iemesti skarbās realitātes un skaudruma fakti. Tomēr kopumā grāmata ir ļoti tēlaina, poētiska un teju vai romantiska, tomēr romantikas tās ierastajā izpausmē tajā nav. Grāmata no vāka līdz vākam pielādēta ar trāpīgiem tēlainiem salīdzinājumiem.
Stāsts par Rumānijā dzīvojošu vācu jaunekli, kuru pēc tam, kad krievi ieņēmuši Rumāniju, nosūta spaidu darbos uz nometni Krievijas ziemeļos. Apstākļi ir skarbi, tomēr izveidojas cilvēcīgas attiecības, kuras pēc atgriešanās no nometnes izdzīvojušie noliegs - tā ir vieglāk, jo nometnē bada novārdzināti cilvēki kļuva citādi un negrib viens otru pazīt. Tik citādi, ka spēja zagt savas sievas ēdienu, lai paši izdzīvotu.
Leo atgiezās, bet turpināja būt ieslodzīts un šo ieslodzījumu izveidoja pats. Pusis bija netradicionāli orientēts - sabiedrībai tas nebija pieņemams un Leo mēģināja būt “tāds kā visi”, tomēr viņam tas nekad neizdevās un viņš mūžu nodzīvo nometnes iedragāts un sevī ieslodzīts.
“Nu jūs dzirdat, es visu laiku teicu šefam, ka pianīns skan aplam. Un ko viņš izdarīja - patrieca pianistu.”
Man patika - valodā ļoti “garšīgs” darbs.
kathrinpassig's review against another edition
4.0
Auch wieder so ein Missverständnis. "Herta Müller", dachte ich, "das klingt nach DDR und beigefarbener Langeweile". Dabei ist es ganz anders und das Buch handelt von Zwangsarbeit im sowjetischen Lager. (Obwohl ich es wahrscheinlich auch nicht gelesen hätte, wenn ich das gewusst hätte, denn Bücher über Gulag, KZ und Verbannung habe ich schon genug für zwei Leben gelesen.) An sich ein schönes Buch, aber wie man dem Titel schon entnehmen kann, enthält es schlimme Dichterwörter und das verursacht mir eine Seelenbrezel.
savinaaa's review against another edition
1.0
Изключително хаотична и неприятно написана книга.
Преминава се от разказ за лагера към разказ за детството на героя и обратното без никаква смислова връзка.
Книгата е мемоар написан от Херта Мюлер и представя спомените на Оскар Пастьор. Мисля, че точно фактът, че историята е написана посредством хаотично разказваните спомени на Пастьор я прави толкова разпиляна и трудна за четене.
Преминава се от разказ за лагера към разказ за детството на героя и обратното без никаква смислова връзка.
Книгата е мемоар написан от Херта Мюлер и представя спомените на Оскар Пастьор. Мисля, че точно фактът, че историята е написана посредством хаотично разказваните спомени на Пастьор я прави толкова разпиляна и трудна за четене.