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dajana88's review against another edition
4.0
Uh, kakva knjiga! I namučila me, i uživala sam u njoj.
Elizabeth Costello australska je spisateljica koja putuje svijetom (SAD, Južna Afrika, Nizozemska) i drži govore. Dugo već nije ništa napisala, no i kada ju predstavljaju, nitko ne navodi romane novijeg datuma, već jedan od njenih prvih, kojim se i proslavila. Riječ je o romanu Kuća u Eccles Streetu o Marion Bloom, supruzi Leopolda Blooma iz Uliksa Jamesa Joycea.
Ovo je roman bez konkretne radnje. U poglavljima su nam uglavnom predstavljeni kratki isječci iz života spisateljice, i to najčešće oni koji se događaju prije, tijekom i poslije njezinih javnih govora. Često sam se našla u situaciji da se nikako ne slažem s njezinim razmišljanjima, idejama, govorima i došlo mi je da ju prodrmam da se spusti na zemlju. Pripisat ću uspjeu piscu da stvori jedan takav lik.
Ono što me je još očaralo, bilo je nenametljivo, a opet značajno ubacivanje detalja iz klasične literature. Osim već spomenutog Uliksa, tu su grčka mitologija, Biblija, Kafka, Rilke, Swift...
Ne mogu reći da mi je knjiga bila savršena - dio koji me namučio jest poglavlje koje je, bar prema mom osjećaju, trebalo biti kafkijansko, ali u tome nije uspjelo. Tu je naznaka atmosfere iz njegovih romana Proces i Dvorac, tu je blagi osjećaj nemoći, neizvjesnost, nejasnoća, no sve mi je to bilo mlako realizirano. Ostatak romana bio je odličan i drago mi je što sam ga pročitala. Coetzee se svakako čita i dalje!
Elizabeth Costello australska je spisateljica koja putuje svijetom (SAD, Južna Afrika, Nizozemska) i drži govore. Dugo već nije ništa napisala, no i kada ju predstavljaju, nitko ne navodi romane novijeg datuma, već jedan od njenih prvih, kojim se i proslavila. Riječ je o romanu Kuća u Eccles Streetu o Marion Bloom, supruzi Leopolda Blooma iz Uliksa Jamesa Joycea.
Ovo je roman bez konkretne radnje. U poglavljima su nam uglavnom predstavljeni kratki isječci iz života spisateljice, i to najčešće oni koji se događaju prije, tijekom i poslije njezinih javnih govora. Često sam se našla u situaciji da se nikako ne slažem s njezinim razmišljanjima, idejama, govorima i došlo mi je da ju prodrmam da se spusti na zemlju. Pripisat ću uspjeu piscu da stvori jedan takav lik.
Ono što me je još očaralo, bilo je nenametljivo, a opet značajno ubacivanje detalja iz klasične literature. Osim već spomenutog Uliksa, tu su grčka mitologija, Biblija, Kafka, Rilke, Swift...
Ne mogu reći da mi je knjiga bila savršena - dio koji me namučio jest poglavlje koje je, bar prema mom osjećaju, trebalo biti kafkijansko, ali u tome nije uspjelo. Tu je naznaka atmosfere iz njegovih romana Proces i Dvorac, tu je blagi osjećaj nemoći, neizvjesnost, nejasnoća, no sve mi je to bilo mlako realizirano. Ostatak romana bio je odličan i drago mi je što sam ga pročitala. Coetzee se svakako čita i dalje!
juanluisgarciaa's review against another edition
2.0
I really struggled with this book, mostly because I really wanted to like it but I couldn't. The 'Lessons' or lectures rambled a lot, and were oftentimes unclear, which I am assuming was the intention but I still didn't enjoy reading 230 pages of that.
I only really enjoyed one lesson - 'The Novel in Africa' - and it wasn't even given by Elizabeth Costello herself, maybe that's why I liked it. I don't know... I disliked her character, I disliked her son, and I disliked her son's wife. I would've much preferred if this was about some of the surrounding characters, such as Emmanuel or Costello's sister Blanche, instead of her.
I only really enjoyed one lesson - 'The Novel in Africa' - and it wasn't even given by Elizabeth Costello herself, maybe that's why I liked it. I don't know... I disliked her character, I disliked her son, and I disliked her son's wife. I would've much preferred if this was about some of the surrounding characters, such as Emmanuel or Costello's sister Blanche, instead of her.
jenrkeeling's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
miamollekin's review against another edition
I enjoying but also was not connecting to writing
kelseysveen's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
kiramke's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting interlinked essays (more or less) exploring Being and mortality, the role of art and the inadequacies of language. Very sort of turn-of-the-century German; it's worth reading Hofmannsthal first.
seahorsemojinow's review against another edition
1.0
I read this book for class and I have to write an Actual review for it, but in the meantime - I really did not enjoy this book. I tried to give it the benefit of the doubt for the longest time, but it really didn't deserve it. It was boring and entirely too metatextual in clichéd and uninteresting ways. The characters were less than unsympathetic, but just watery, like bad oatmeal. It was made entirely too clear by the End that the author's Point was that writing cannot be about communicating beliefs, but it wasn't a point well made, and if that's your position, then the least you could do is make reading that position be an enjoyable experience.
jemmanicho's review against another edition
reflective
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
3.5
serrasa's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0