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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
marcnash21stc's review against another edition
5.0
It's Perec isn't it? Never let me down yet. These are his first 2 novels, so his experimentalism hadn't yet fully developed yet. But these are both fascinating in their own way and brilliantly written.
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readerwhy's review
Tavarat (Les Choses, 1965) on Georges Perecin esikoisteos.
Tavaroissa Perec kuvaa kahta nuorta aikuista sosiaalipsykologia, joille koko maailma on vielä auki. Muodonmuutos toisenlaiseen ja elämän kiihkeämmin tavoittavaan elämänvirtaan on tarjolla tietynlaisten tavaroiden omistamisen ja maun kehittämisen kautta.
Kun lukee Perecin kuvausta siitä, mitkä tavarat nostavat ihmisen tavanomaisen yläpuolelle tuntuu siltä kuin lukisi 1960-luvun instagramia.
Osta. Osta enemmän. Tämä sinun on pakko saada. Halua. Halua enemmän. Halua paremmin. Halua kiihkeämmin. Osta omistamisen kautta itsellesi onnea.
Kun lukee Perecin kuvausta siitä, mitkä tavarat nostavat ihmisen tavanomaisen yläpuolelle tuntuu siltä kuin lukisi 1960-luvun instagramia.
Osta. Osta enemmän. Tämä sinun on pakko saada. Halua. Halua enemmän. Halua paremmin. Halua kiihkeämmin. Osta omistamisen kautta itsellesi onnea.
Perecin esinekuvaus vyöryy lukijan silmiin elokuvamaisina kohtauksina. Aisteja puhutellaan. Rahan tuoksu, valon taittuminen lasista, sametin raskaus.
Miten hienoja ja hienoudessaan viiltävän kamalia ovatkaan ne nuoren aikuisuuden vuodet, kun vielä voi uskoa olevansa yksilö, joka vai saavuttaa mitä tahansa.
Miten hienoja ja hienoudessaan viiltävän kamalia ovatkaan ne nuoren aikuisuuden vuodet, kun vielä voi uskoa olevansa yksilö, joka vai saavuttaa mitä tahansa.
”heistä tuntui, että elämä olisi vain loputon jono autuaita hetkiä, ja he olisivat onnellisia aina, koska ansaitsivat sen, koska osasivat olla läsnä, koska onni oli heissä.”
”he olivat yhtä maailman kanssa, kylpivät siinä, viihtyivät, heillä ei ollut mitään pelättävää.”
Ja miten väärässä he olivatkaan, miten onnistuneesti itselleen valehtelivatkaan ja miten synkkä olikaan se elämisen totuus, jonka ääni kasvoi päivä päivältä kovemmaksi kuulivat he sitä tai eivät.
Miten heidän edessään ja tulevaisuudessaan yhä enemmän vaihtoehtoja sulkeutui. Miten ”he olivat uponneet kaulaansa myöten kakkuun, josta eivät koskaan saisi kuin murusia.”
Ja miten väistämättä olisi edessä se päivä, jolloin on myönnettävä, että ”elämä ei ollutkaan valloitusta, se mureni ja hajosi.”
Tavarat on yhä edelleen mitä ajankohtaisin romaani. Se on kaunis ja esteettinen hedelmä, jonka täydellisyyden tekee mahdolliseksi sen pinnan alla alkanut mätäneminen.
buddhafish's review against another edition
4.0
adrianascarpin's review against another edition
4.0
Flaubert oulipo style. Chuck Palahniuk escreveu a continuação chamada Clube da Luta.
harrymansfield's review against another edition
challenging
funny
mysterious
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
3.0
A very interesting reflection on post war consumerism in France
helgamharb's review
3.0
This was extremely bleak! Do not read if you are depressed or remotely bored with your life.
-Things ***
Jérôme and Sylvie were the "new generation" and they loved wealth before they loved life. But after owning everything and surrounding themselves with belongings, they became paralyzed by the immensity of their desires. They thought they were suffocating.
The enemy was unseen. Or, rather, the enemy was within them, it had rotted them, infected them, eaten them away. They were the hollow men, the turkey round the stuffing. Tame pets, faithfully reflecting a world which taunted them. They were up to their necks in a cream cake from which they would only ever be able to nibble crumbs.
And so, they decide to leave everything and travel… but then, guess what? They get bored with their newly found freedom and come back and try to copy their previous style of living.
I can summarize this book in a sentence and excuse my French: C'est la vie!
-A Man Asleep ***
Man sitting on a narrow bed… a book open on his knees, eyes vacant…
He has no desire to carry on, no desire to defend himself, no desire to attack…he is waiting for nothing.
He is a young student who has become indifferent towards everything; towards life, and in a sense is asleep.
The story is told in second person narrative.
-Things ***
Jérôme and Sylvie were the "new generation" and they loved wealth before they loved life. But after owning everything and surrounding themselves with belongings, they became paralyzed by the immensity of their desires. They thought they were suffocating.
The enemy was unseen. Or, rather, the enemy was within them, it had rotted them, infected them, eaten them away. They were the hollow men, the turkey round the stuffing. Tame pets, faithfully reflecting a world which taunted them. They were up to their necks in a cream cake from which they would only ever be able to nibble crumbs.
And so, they decide to leave everything and travel… but then, guess what? They get bored with their newly found freedom and come back and try to copy their previous style of living.
I can summarize this book in a sentence and excuse my French: C'est la vie!
-A Man Asleep ***
Man sitting on a narrow bed… a book open on his knees, eyes vacant…
He has no desire to carry on, no desire to defend himself, no desire to attack…he is waiting for nothing.
He is a young student who has become indifferent towards everything; towards life, and in a sense is asleep.
The story is told in second person narrative.
sulabooknerd's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
charliemandar's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-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
2.0