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O Jogador by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Delfim de Brito

cronopista's review against another edition

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5.0

Releído en la pésima edición de Nevsky (16 euros). Hay una errata en prácticamente cada página. Unos cuantos ejemplos al azar: Pag 118: "Parecía que me estuviera esperando, y en cuanto me vio me mandó hizo señas". Pag 119: "¿Eran los celos lo que me atormentaban?". Pag 120: "...me trató con la mayor falta de cortesía que pueda imaginarse, ni siquiera respondiendo mis reverencias". Pag 120: "...permítame que apunte que todo esto sumamente extraño." Etc, etc etc. Al margen de las erratas, la traducción es bastante torpe y abusa de "el mismo" para evitar repetir palabras, un recurso (por llamarlo algo) de vagos, que acaba sonando aún peor que la propia repetición.
Por cierto, me ha sorprendido ver que el corrector era nombrado, no sabía que se les soliera dar crédito. Quizás tenga que ver con que no era un cualquiera, sino el escritor Juan Soto Ivars. Pues se han lucido.

merholley's review against another edition

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3.0

Just after I read this book, I watched the movie Alex and Emma, in which Luke Wilson writes a book that plagiarizes this story. It made me very uncomfortable. As far as I know (and I watched pretty carefully) the movie did not cite Dostoyevsky at any point. It also made me feel weird about myself that I am a person who would read a novella by Dostoyevsky (because I just can't get enough) and then go watch a pretty lame romantic comedy with Luke Wilson and Kate Hudson because it sounded like a good idea. I couldn't confess to the Dostoyevsky crowd that I watched the Kate Hudson movie, and I couldn't confess to the romantic comedy crowd the outrage I felt over obvious plagiarism. I'm glad I could finally get this off my chest.

*sharp intake of breath* I just imdb'd the author of the screenplay for Alex and Emma, Jeremy Leven (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0505230/), and he also wrote the screenplay for my second most hated movie, The Notebook. I hope we can all agree to boycott his future movies out of respect for the sanctity of author ownership.

ilovethebees's review against another edition

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4.0

Uno de los principales alicientes de esta obra para mí ha sido el tema del juego y la ruleta. En particular me interesa mucho y me ha sido muy fácil e interesante de elegir. Me quedo con sus personajes, de los más interesantes que he leído en las obras de Dostoyevski y que no sea únicamente su protagonistac (que también) y con el retrato de la Rusia a través de estos, y de sus relación con el resto mundo.

He visto que va después de 'Crimen y castigo' y antes de 'El idiota' así que estoy yendo por orden. Por ahora me sigo quedando con el primero de los tres como el mejor de todos.

fortich79's review against another edition

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4.0

A tutor falls in love with his boss's illegitimate daughter.

sarah2049's review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.5

cmba2024's review against another edition

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dark fast-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

ninee's review against another edition

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funny reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

yusrah's review against another edition

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challenging reflective medium-paced

3.5

mia1312's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

will_nowicki's review against another edition

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3.5

I don’t think I get Dostoevsky like I’m supposed to