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Naslada by Elfriede Jelinek

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birtelesemann's review against another edition

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challenging slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

elmo2's review against another edition

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challenging dark slow-paced

Sadly didn't like it much. Maybe it was the translation but it felt clunky in the bad way.

fantine729's review against another edition

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Classic, freaky Jelinek.

pearloz's review against another edition

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4.0

Oh, what a difficult read, felt like a poem for the most part, set in paragraphs. The story is essentially brief, the narrative comprised of a few main events (with several "rapes" thrown in for good measure). The ending event was most striking and disturbing of all, and says a lot I think about the role of the woman in this book, that is, as a vessel for the man in ways both literal and figurative.

alicesvalentine's review against another edition

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i get her point ale nie dałam rady doczytać do końca nwm ciężko strasnzie zrzygalam się prawie jak to czytalam

ohhunty's review against another edition

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3.0

Jelinek to me really just vomits her extreme cynical and sarcastic thoughts whenever she can.
Since I was struggling with a bit of a heartbreak, her obsessive irony and nasty remarks helped me get through part of it. I love how truly disgusting she can make the interaction between men and women. She also has a talent for writing filthy sex scenes and than adding it with metaphors about capitalism.

I do have to say that sometimes I get lost and seem to not really grasp what the plot is. I have to reread some parts and then I’m back up to speed because sometimes I lose focus in her rants about society.