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vitalbeachyeah's review against another edition
4.0
A collection of beautiful, dream-like prose meditations, written from the perspective of an assistant book-keeper named Bernardo Soares who experiences reality as an endless painful reverie. Some strikingly great writing. As the book is essentially a series of variations on the same theme, I found it difficult to read more than 20 or 30 pages in one sitting.
destin_ation225b's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
fourleafcleavers's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
kal9000's review against another edition
5.0
This book makes me want to be alone. For the rest of my life.
carlo's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
4.0
mariamag001's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
cfrench575's review against another edition
2.0
Never, even in the most angst-ridden emo lyrics of my youth, have I encountered such pure and undistilled existentialism:
"But all of us are surrounded by the abyss of time, in which we will ultimately vanish; the hunger of the abyss will swallow us all..."
The tedium of reading this book is not unlike the tedium of life as described by this book. But some of us don't mind subjecting ourselves to that kind of thing.
"But all of us are surrounded by the abyss of time, in which we will ultimately vanish; the hunger of the abyss will swallow us all..."
The tedium of reading this book is not unlike the tedium of life as described by this book. But some of us don't mind subjecting ourselves to that kind of thing.
amon_ette's review against another edition
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0