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Intimidad by Hanif Kureishi

94 reviews for:

Intimidad

Hanif Kureishi

3.35 AVERAGE

yesnobrad's profile picture

yesnobrad's review against another edition

1.5
This was decently written, and was an easy read. However, the protagonist was a self pitying piece of shit and despicable in every way. The fact that it apparently draws such a parallel to the authors own life at the time of writing is just…. Yeah. Yuck

kjellouise's review against another edition

4.0
reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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kerryaob's review against another edition

4.0
emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
hannahwitton's profile picture

hannahwitton's review against another edition

1.5
challenging reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

wallflower_96's review against another edition

4.0
reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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stephh's review against another edition

4.0
dark reflective medium-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

karrative's review against another edition

2.75
sad tense medium-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
I've read this unaware of the controversy behind the similarities of the plot to the author's life. in light of them, i definitely think this is an interesting book to think about the ethics of fiction and whether there might be a duty to leave some things unsaid. Beyond that, looking at the novel, without the context, I was not sold. The musings of the main, supposedly troubled character felt very self-obssessed, immature, pretentious  and at times, per my margin notes, made me want to murder him. Terrifying to think that there might grown man, fathers!, having half of these types of exalted, teenage, sex-obssesive thoughts. The form of the novel feels like theatrical? I can imagine it as a monologue on stage much more readily than i can imagine a grown man thinking that
I did like Asif though, want to believe there is more men like him.
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lucys_library's review against another edition

2.0
mysterious fast-paced

vifi39's review against another edition

4.0
emotional reflective sad medium-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

sledge_hm's review against another edition

5.0
emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes