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rasmussimmermann's review
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.5
celiguti1's review against another edition
i don’t own a physical copy and i don’t feel like buying one
abbytruestory's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
dalu's review against another edition
funny
informative
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
karlamsegovia's review against another edition
5.0
Los cuentos de esta colección son inolvidables. Cortazar es más cuentista que novelista. Aqui esta el oro de su obra.
leelulah's review against another edition
5.0
After a bunch of books I didn't really enjoy that much, this is finally one of the books I can say I really enjoyed. And I can say it without hesitating at all.
Without a doubt, Cortázar is one of the best argentine writers, and ever since I read Hopscotch this statement really won me over. My first contact with him was thanks to a tale from it, "Continuidad de los parques" (Continuity of the Parks) in which a reader has quite an unusual experience from the point of narrative, but as soon as we get through it, we manage to see it's a perfect description of what happens when a book really gets our attention and we get inside the story.
I don't think it'd be fair to spoil any major detail when it comes to Cortázar. The tales are, as always surrounded by this apparently simple and daily language that breaks as soon as we try to interpret what it's being said.
I knew some of the works exposed here, as I previously mentioned. Despite being one of his earliest works when it comes to prose, it still has that charm that made his style so particuarly attractive, not only for argentine people but for the circle of people that like his literature all around the world.
This has some real moments of brilliance. Even though some tales didn't caught my attention at first reading and maybe they will do it later, I can tell this is one of my favorite books. If I needed any other proof of Cortázar's talent - though in my opinion, if you like Hopscotch you like anything by him, it's that simple- this is it.
The best tales shown here in my opinion are: Continuidad de los parques (Continuity of the parks), No se culpe a nadie (No one must be blamed), El río (The River), Las ménades (The maenads), Una flor amarilla (A yellow flower), Los amigos (The friends), Relato con fondo de agua (Tale with a water bottom), Axolotl, La noche boca arriba (The faced up night) and Final del juego (End of the game).
The topics of the stories are versatile though many of them seem focused on man-woman relationships and childhood, contemplation of nature / animals...life and death, daily routine.... events that seem normal but that with a great delivery of story telling turn into something interesting and worth reading (even if it's a tale about a man attempting to try on a sweater, and I'm being absolutely serious).
Without a doubt, Cortázar is one of the best argentine writers, and ever since I read Hopscotch this statement really won me over. My first contact with him was thanks to a tale from it, "Continuidad de los parques" (Continuity of the Parks) in which a reader has quite an unusual experience from the point of narrative, but as soon as we get through it, we manage to see it's a perfect description of what happens when a book really gets our attention and we get inside the story.
I don't think it'd be fair to spoil any major detail when it comes to Cortázar. The tales are, as always surrounded by this apparently simple and daily language that breaks as soon as we try to interpret what it's being said.
I knew some of the works exposed here, as I previously mentioned. Despite being one of his earliest works when it comes to prose, it still has that charm that made his style so particuarly attractive, not only for argentine people but for the circle of people that like his literature all around the world.
This has some real moments of brilliance. Even though some tales didn't caught my attention at first reading and maybe they will do it later, I can tell this is one of my favorite books. If I needed any other proof of Cortázar's talent - though in my opinion, if you like Hopscotch you like anything by him, it's that simple- this is it.
The best tales shown here in my opinion are: Continuidad de los parques (Continuity of the parks), No se culpe a nadie (No one must be blamed), El río (The River), Las ménades (The maenads), Una flor amarilla (A yellow flower), Los amigos (The friends), Relato con fondo de agua (Tale with a water bottom), Axolotl, La noche boca arriba (The faced up night) and Final del juego (End of the game).
The topics of the stories are versatile though many of them seem focused on man-woman relationships and childhood, contemplation of nature / animals...life and death, daily routine.... events that seem normal but that with a great delivery of story telling turn into something interesting and worth reading (even if it's a tale about a man attempting to try on a sweater, and I'm being absolutely serious).
itsrocioo's review against another edition
2.0
I think i should congratulate myself because it's been a while since i didn't finished a book for school so yeah to me.
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Porfiiiin logre terminar el libro, creo que hubieron unos 4 cuentos en particular que me llamaron la atención y de verdad estaba motiva leyéndolos pero todo lo demás era obligándome a leer y siempre he odiado eso.
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Porfiiiin logre terminar el libro, creo que hubieron unos 4 cuentos en particular que me llamaron la atención y de verdad estaba motiva leyéndolos pero todo lo demás era obligándome a leer y siempre he odiado eso.
juanjo_albor's review against another edition
4.0
Bello y mucho mejor que mi primera experiencia con Cortázar (Bestiario). Entre mis favoritos estuvieron "Las Ménades" (¡oh, tragedia! que Buñuel nunca lograra su adaptación), "Continuidad de los parques" (lo amo desde hace mucho), "No se culpe a nadie" (precioso), "Después del almuerzo" y "Final del juego".
Totalmente recomendable.
Totalmente recomendable.