sabina_grace's review against another edition
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
nastasya filippovna………..
linnis's review
3.0
A dark, Russian-esque Pride and Prejudice. Started very well, but was a chore to finish.
rltinha's review against another edition
5.0
Se o esforço aflitivo para pagar dívidas de jogo nos desse sempre coisas como este «O Idiota», decerto teria maior tolerância para com a abertura e funcionamento de estabelecimentos nos quais se exploram os designados «jogos de azar».
A pressa produtiva deu um «Dosto» em registo mais cru, de humor imediato, menos reflexivo mas muito mais revigorante nos momentos em que a reflexão tem o seu destaque.
Talvez o melhor julgador seja mesmo o mais idiota e improvável dos homens, mas os vícios do mundo cuidarão, inexoravelmente, de aniquilar uma tal pureza existencial. Sobra o modelo para bússola das possibilidades realistas.
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Da tradução
Confiando que de russo saberá a dupla vencedora de prémios de tradução, de português usa ter certas falhas:
- as coisas têm a ver;
- há «uma ocasião [que] foi parar» e não algo que numa ocasião foi parar;
- os eventos podem ocorrer «à última da hora»;
- os períodos são «espaços de tempo»… etc.
E até li com gosto «Réu» enquanto designação da pessoa em relação à qual havia suspeita fundada da prática de crime, tomando-a por adesão à terminologia usada na lei processual penal do séc. XIX… mas só até me lembrar das inúmeras vezes em que nesta tradução se alugaram bens imóveis.
A pressa produtiva deu um «Dosto» em registo mais cru, de humor imediato, menos reflexivo mas muito mais revigorante nos momentos em que a reflexão tem o seu destaque.
Talvez o melhor julgador seja mesmo o mais idiota e improvável dos homens, mas os vícios do mundo cuidarão, inexoravelmente, de aniquilar uma tal pureza existencial. Sobra o modelo para bússola das possibilidades realistas.
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Da tradução
Confiando que de russo saberá a dupla vencedora de prémios de tradução, de português usa ter certas falhas:
- as coisas têm a ver;
- há «uma ocasião [que] foi parar» e não algo que numa ocasião foi parar;
- os eventos podem ocorrer «à última da hora»;
- os períodos são «espaços de tempo»… etc.
E até li com gosto «Réu» enquanto designação da pessoa em relação à qual havia suspeita fundada da prática de crime, tomando-a por adesão à terminologia usada na lei processual penal do séc. XIX… mas só até me lembrar das inúmeras vezes em que nesta tradução se alugaram bens imóveis.
brenscoffee's review
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
melaniezeina's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
dinara221b's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
marc0's review
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
hanary's review
challenging
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
yelafeld's review
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
jordya483's review against another edition
3.0
In the middle of the 19th century, society in Europe was not too different from what we have now: gossiping about each other, keeping an eye on every step one performs so we feel entitled and opinionated about unknown individuals... Meanwhile, our dear Prince waits to be misunderstood as an idiotic, stupid man only for having the grace to see and say the good, the beautiful and the positive in everything. Maybe they were right... how could such treats not be considered useless when we know how society behaves?
The first Russian classic I read was Tolstoy's Hadzhi-Murat, and he's style +or the translator's style+ did't catch me. With that first impression, I went to the bookstore and bought El Idiota by another canonical author. Dostoyevski appeared in my life thanks to the book club I was part of at the end of 2020, and it was good a decision to read it.
I loved the unfiltered main character: portraying children's pureness in the skin of a man, showing others how simple and beautiful life is. There were many interesting topics that El Idiota covered and the one that got me stuck with for hours was the ephimeral concept of time. I never felt more productive in all 2020 as when I started those first chapters from the novel.
*At the end of the story, one can argue whether El Idiota was really an idiot or not... All I know is that I would have liked a different ending to such a wise man.
My psych buds will love it¡¡¡ The psychological analogies in every situation will keep you hooked. BUT, until you get to that point, many many pages will you have to go through... Each meeting, gathering, party, conversation or thought will take pages and chapters to unfold the real nature of the situation, and maybe that will not be appealing to some.
The first Russian classic I read was Tolstoy's Hadzhi-Murat, and he's style +or the translator's style+ did't catch me. With that first impression, I went to the bookstore and bought El Idiota by another canonical author. Dostoyevski appeared in my life thanks to the book club I was part of at the end of 2020, and it was good a decision to read it.
I loved the unfiltered main character: portraying children's pureness in the skin of a man, showing others how simple and beautiful life is. There were many interesting topics that El Idiota covered and the one that got me stuck with for hours was the ephimeral concept of time. I never felt more productive in all 2020 as when I started those first chapters from the novel.
*At the end of the story, one can argue whether El Idiota was really an idiot or not... All I know is that I would have liked a different ending to such a wise man.
My psych buds will love it¡¡¡ The psychological analogies in every situation will keep you hooked. BUT, until you get to that point, many many pages will you have to go through... Each meeting, gathering, party, conversation or thought will take pages and chapters to unfold the real nature of the situation, and maybe that will not be appealing to some.