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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
One of the most portentous, foreboding books I’ve read.
challenging
dark
slow-paced
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-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
this book is so odd. it’s definitely on par with work from edgar allan poe & reminds me a lot of the stranger by albert camus. the book is split into two halves, both of which are very confusing but i found that the second part explained the first part a bit. this is definitely a book that requires outside research & some rereads to fully grasp the story considering how deranged & unreliable the narrator is
1.5 stars.
unfortunately, i was quite disappointed by this book.
i dont know how to even review it, as i cannot find a single thing worth discussing. none of the plot points were interesting to me, neither was the writing style.
in my opinion, this was the case of a wonderful premise, but a bad execution.
unfortunately, i was quite disappointed by this book.
i dont know how to even review it, as i cannot find a single thing worth discussing. none of the plot points were interesting to me, neither was the writing style.
in my opinion, this was the case of a wonderful premise, but a bad execution.
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I have been thinking what to write about this book. At times it was so hard to read, and I needed to fully focus in order to follow the story. Ponderings about death, life, love, superiority complex and mental illness were at times breathtakingly beautiful and other times deeply disturbing. Up to chapter 4 (out of 5) I was confused, questioning what have I read. But then it sort of clicks. You get the full(ish) picture and it clears out. There were plenty of sentences I marked but I would like to quote this one: "I retired as deep as I could into the depths of my own being like an animal that hides itself in a cave in the wintertime".
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
A really interesting book. I'm not sure I liked it, but I'm very glad I read it. An intensely bleak, miserable, interior portrait of an absolutely terrible man doing very little, transforming from abstract reflection into a linear story that's somehow even more solipsistic. Also it's kind of insanely ahead of its time too. It is distinctly modernist, but it's intensely self-questioning and dark for 1937, reminding me of Beckett's novels and later postmodern work. I think I need to reread this in a different translation to figure out how I felt about it, but I am certainly glad I read it.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
