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imogenreads's review against another edition
3.0
Featuring the best worst description of kissing I've read: "He was merely responding to her tongue, swooning under it's fierce, invasive fire, like a baby bird lapping it's feed from its mother's bill". Like a baby bird. Lapping its feed. ok.
average_jane's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-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
3.75
beatrice_giglio's review against another edition
5.0
Il primo libro che ho, di proposito, letto con calma e lentamente. Avrei potuto mangiarmelo tutto in una notte da quanto è scorrevole e leggero (nonostante il numero di pagine), ma l’ho trovato talmente intrigante che me lo sono voluto “gustare”. In particolare ho amato la descrizione indiretta del protagonista, ovvero una descrizione mai chiara al 100% ma allo stesso tempo trasparente.
Vorrei potergli dare più di 5 stelle
Vorrei potergli dare più di 5 stelle
edanator's review against another edition
5.0
typ det bästa jag har läst i år, den var helt underbar och perfekt. Skulle så väldigt gärna vilja rymma in i en Aciman-bok
heartofoak1's review against another edition
1.0
a miserable, convoluted read. shemay be clara but boy was i BORED.
el_tuttle's review against another edition
5.0
If your heart aches as you remember youthful long nights of getting to know someone, where the air is full of flirtatious wit and all characters involved are toeing the line without overstepping, this book is for you. Don't be fooled by reviews suggesting the book is longer than the story; it is the depth that Aciman gives his characters, combined with his beautiful prose, that makes a story where not much happens absolutely worthwhile.
thebernie's review against another edition
3.0
This book is an odd thing to say the least. It's like reliving all the bad relationships you almost ever had but never quite made it. It's truthful yet untruthful and spends too much time distracting the reader. And leaves you in the lurch, when it's done dragging you through the slop.
geoffry's review against another edition
4.0
"Zij was de meteoor, ik het gapende gat." Witte nachten is een allesverzengende romance tussen twee (te) zelfzekere mensen die in de liefde constant aan zichzelf twijfelen.
Dit boek ging weliswaar geregeld over mijn hoofd, gezien de twee hoofdpersonages (de enige twee personages tout court, eigenlijk) elkaar het hof proberen maken met Händel-preludes, Rohmer-films en quotes uit Mozarts Don Giovanni. Enorm pretentieus op het eerste zicht, maar Aciman verweeft het in zo'n prachtige dialogen dat je het graag op je laat afkomen.
Dit boek ging weliswaar geregeld over mijn hoofd, gezien de twee hoofdpersonages (de enige twee personages tout court, eigenlijk) elkaar het hof proberen maken met Händel-preludes, Rohmer-films en quotes uit Mozarts Don Giovanni. Enorm pretentieus op het eerste zicht, maar Aciman verweeft het in zo'n prachtige dialogen dat je het graag op je laat afkomen.
thehighepopt's review against another edition
dark
emotional
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
1.5
It's like the author went to a party, saw a beautiful woman, then jerked off into a book every day for a week. All manic pixie dreamgirl, no dialogue that isn't repeating what the MC said. Nothing goes anywhere or does anything. The best part is you can read the first sentence of a paragraph, skip the rest, and miss nothing.
quinndm's review against another edition
2.0
Self-indulgent. Laborious. And exasperating!... but, also, beautifully written.
There is a moment in the book when the character thinks, feels, he’s being pitiful. And, the truth is: he is. But he’s also frustrating, and confusing, aggravating, and not that enjoyable to read about.
Aciman is a true master of simile and description, of memory and emotion, but even his power with words can’t keep this story together. It drags. It lags. It falters. He spends too much time on the inane, and neglects the true heart of the book: the character’s relationship with his father.
Aciman is a literary role model, and this book proves our idols can’t always be perfect. But it is this misstep that makes me admire him even more.
There is a moment in the book when the character thinks, feels, he’s being pitiful. And, the truth is: he is. But he’s also frustrating, and confusing, aggravating, and not that enjoyable to read about.
Aciman is a true master of simile and description, of memory and emotion, but even his power with words can’t keep this story together. It drags. It lags. It falters. He spends too much time on the inane, and neglects the true heart of the book: the character’s relationship with his father.
Aciman is a literary role model, and this book proves our idols can’t always be perfect. But it is this misstep that makes me admire him even more.