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solaris_zip's Reviews (201)
It started really strong, it kept you on your toes and it was really interesting. But soon after Caesar death, the play began to carry on for way way to long. It got repetitive and boring in some, if not most parts. At the end, it gets 3 stars cause I really liked the beginning
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Il tema, la tematica del libro mi ha molto interessato. È un bel libro, con un messaggio che mi sento molto stretta alla mia esperienza di crescita. Eppure, nonostante tutto, non mi sento di dare più di 3 stelle. I commenti sessisti, omofobi e la grassofobia, hanno reso il tutto poco piacevole alla lettura. Era veramente quella cosa inutile che non serve. Il libro è un po’ sconnesso a tratti, un po’ lento.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Sexism
challenging
dark
mysterious
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
For starters I must say I do not enjoy tartt’s writing style, which seems to be repetitive and full of “big” words simply for the sake of it. The book is slow, and the chapters are pretty long. The start goes right into the story, we read the book from richards prospective, in sequence of flashbacks. The beginning is very interesting, it really gets you so intrigued on what’s going to happen. (I do have to say tho, I managed to figure out a lot of the main actions before they happen). As the book goes forward that’s when we start to lose ourselves. The writing becomes “thicker”. There are a lot of details, useless most I might add, which really add nothing new to the story.
Now,to the main issue. One of the things I hate about this book (but all of tartt’s book in general) is the overuse of homophobic slur, sexist , racist, antisemitic and incest undertones. It’s not funny, it’s not quirky it’s just ridiculous at this point.
*SPOILER*
the r@PE scene was very inconsiderate and poor of taste. It shouldn’t have been written to being with.
Overall, it took me a week to finish this book, I enjoyed reading the first half, but I feel it lacks in the second part. The characters are flawed (as they should be in this case), I don’t like any of them. They all stuck to their past and are unable to escape it. What they did is eating them from the inside out. I believe the ending scene could have been better.
Now,to the main issue. One of the things I hate about this book (but all of tartt’s book in general) is the overuse of homophobic slur, sexist , racist, antisemitic and incest undertones. It’s not funny, it’s not quirky it’s just ridiculous at this point.
*SPOILER*
the r@PE scene was very inconsiderate and poor of taste. It shouldn’t have been written to being with.
Overall, it took me a week to finish this book, I enjoyed reading the first half, but I feel it lacks in the second part. The characters are flawed (as they should be in this case), I don’t like any of them. They all stuck to their past and are unable to escape it. What they did is eating them from the inside out. I believe the ending scene could have been better.
slow-paced
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
*SPOILERS AHEAD*
So, the ending truly raise my rating from 4.75 to 5 stars. It was an enjoyable read. I didn’t know what to expect when I bought the book, but I’m truly happy and shocked (to say the least). Throughout the book I realised who was going to die and who was going to be the killer a lot sooner than it’s revelation, but it was still a shock reading it. It was obvious from the real beginning that Oliver an James had this unspoken situation going on, which I’m glad we got something at the end to clarify. Not so glad on how the book ended, which completely destroyed me inside and out. James leaving a letter with a play verse is so in character, more or so, if you actually take time to translate the play verse to see their meaning. Chills.
Although I’m not a big fun of Shakespeare (English not being my first language makes it complicated to understand it most of the time), I quite enjoy reading the book; founding it not so hard to follow and actually easy to understand and read in between the lines. These characters are morally grey, you’re either a fan of them or not. There are a few I dislike more than others, but overall they hold now a special place in my heart. (Especially Alexander and Filippa, love them so much). This book is one of those that you can only read once, maybe twice, because the impact it leaves on you it’s so strong that you cannot possibly find the courage to reopen the wound it has left on you.
I HATE Calypso and Leo as a couple. They do not fit together at all. It really made book impossible to read. Leo deserved the so much needed character growth without that old fucker. The first book is so much better honestly.
fast-paced