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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
relaxing
medium-paced
Although I really liked the writing of the book, the universe depicted, the imagery, as for the plot, I couldn’t see it as something other than a man cheating on his wife out of « desire » for a woman he knew absolutely nothing about.
This was a beautifully written, quiet book. It was almost calming in its simplicity. The repetition of some sections was almost like a meditaton of sorts. I found this to be a lovely book which I may reread when I'm in need of something soothing. At its heart it is a love story and a journey but there is something more "spiritual" than that for lack of a better word. I really enjoyed this small yet powerful book.
Amo tantissimo Oceanomare e Novecento... apprezzo altri libri di Baricco... Seta rimane un po' a metà, fra il mio apprezzamento sulla scrittura dell'autore e il pensiero - fugace, ma che è comunque apparso - di "Vabbè, Alessà, ma stai a fare il furbo?". Le ripetizioni di pezzi della narrazione ci sono anche in altri libri di Baricco, ma lì funzionano meglio, qui ni (io li ho cominciati a saltare). Forse per la brevità di questo racconto, non saprei. La storia è molto semplice - di complesso ci sono le emozioni dei personaggi (forse non capirò mai Hélène, né tantomeno Hervé), ma in sole 100 pagine non è riuscita comunque a far presa su di me. Sembra un buon esercizio di narrazione fiabesca/romantica ma non mi ha convinta al 100%
Writing as smooth and soft as silk.
He cheated once, but it felt like he was cheating all the time, for he cheated with his heart, soul and mind. This book teaches us about the things we desire with all our heart, but could never have, the agony of it, how painful and sad it is to want something so much… but never to have it. It also teaches us how much, and how tenderly and softly a woman can love, her love as soft as silk and as hard to find as it is to find silkworms. The desire to be THE woman, the other woman…
'It is a strange sort of pain.'
'To die of yearning for something you'll never experience.’
‘You were dead.’
She said.
'And in the whole world there was nothing beautiful left.’
He cheated once, but it felt like he was cheating all the time, for he cheated with his heart, soul and mind. This book teaches us about the things we desire with all our heart, but could never have, the agony of it, how painful and sad it is to want something so much… but never to have it. It also teaches us how much, and how tenderly and softly a woman can love, her love as soft as silk and as hard to find as it is to find silkworms. The desire to be THE woman, the other woman…
'It is a strange sort of pain.'
'To die of yearning for something you'll never experience.’
‘You were dead.’
She said.
'And in the whole world there was nothing beautiful left.’
Un livre qui nous offre un moment aussi doux que de la soie.
Ce livre se lit avec douceur et nous permet de nous évader. Un livre si petit mais pourtant, chaque mot a une signification et un message à porter. Un livre si petit mais pourtant si riche !
Je me suis complètement laissée emporter par cette plume et ce récit ! J'ai voyagé avec Hervé Joncour et j'ai découvert les merveilles du Japon !
Je ne souhaite pas éterniser cette chronique car les mots me manquent et je pense que ... less is more ....
Ce livre se lit avec douceur et nous permet de nous évader. Un livre si petit mais pourtant, chaque mot a une signification et un message à porter. Un livre si petit mais pourtant si riche !
Je me suis complètement laissée emporter par cette plume et ce récit ! J'ai voyagé avec Hervé Joncour et j'ai découvert les merveilles du Japon !
Je ne souhaite pas éterniser cette chronique car les mots me manquent et je pense que ... less is more ....
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:
Complicated
¿Qué es lo que hace que la letra de una canción se nos grabe más fácilmente en la memoria que las lecciones de una clase para examen? Hace poco leía sobre esto, decían que la repetición, la melodía y el cómo se relacionaban con tus vivencias en cierto punto de tu vida, eso es lo que tiene Seda, la repetición de frases y palabras pero no de una forma mecánica sino melodiosa, breve pero constante, y es así como llegan a tocar esa fibra emotiva, de seda acaso, en nuestro interior.