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zmeyche's review against another edition
4.0
http://knigozavar.com/2013/10/16/firmin/
Фирмин напомня на ерудираните плъхове на Пратчет – самотни сред свои и умни сред силни. И макар да разказва историята на един плъх роден в книжарница, това всъщност е книга за книгите. Книга за любовта към четенето, за стремежа и желанието към писане, за пътуването, чувстването и преживяването на други светове чрез книгите.
И именно заради това ми се иска да ви я цитирам почти цялата – защото от “Фирмин” струи повече любов към книгите дори и от “Деветата порта“. А през цялото време Сам Савидж говори за книгите като за любими.
Изреждаш ги, после бавно произнасяш на глас всяко едно и ги оставяш да разбият сърцето ти. “Оливър Туист”, “Хъкълбери Фин”, “Веилият Гетсби”, “Мъртви души”, “Мидълмарч”, “Алиса в страната на чудесата”, “Бащи и синове”, “Гроздовете на гнева”, “Пътят на плътта”, “Американска трагедия”, “Питър Пан”, “Червено и черно”, “Любовникът на лейди Чатърли”.
http://knigozavar.com/2013/10/16/firmin/
Фирмин напомня на ерудираните плъхове на Пратчет – самотни сред свои и умни сред силни. И макар да разказва историята на един плъх роден в книжарница, това всъщност е книга за книгите. Книга за любовта към четенето, за стремежа и желанието към писане, за пътуването, чувстването и преживяването на други светове чрез книгите.
И именно заради това ми се иска да ви я цитирам почти цялата – защото от “Фирмин” струи повече любов към книгите дори и от “Деветата порта“. А през цялото време Сам Савидж говори за книгите като за любими.
Изреждаш ги, после бавно произнасяш на глас всяко едно и ги оставяш да разбият сърцето ти. “Оливър Туист”, “Хъкълбери Фин”, “Веилият Гетсби”, “Мъртви души”, “Мидълмарч”, “Алиса в страната на чудесата”, “Бащи и синове”, “Гроздовете на гнева”, “Пътят на плътта”, “Американска трагедия”, “Питър Пан”, “Червено и черно”, “Любовникът на лейди Чатърли”.
http://knigozavar.com/2013/10/16/firmin/
loudgls89's review
5.0
http://louiseradcliffe.com/2012/01/23/review-sam-savage-firmin-adventures-of-a-metropolitan-lowlife/
ninachachu's review
4.0
Wasn't sure why I picked this book up, but it did appeal to the "bookish" side of me. I liked it, but did finds some of it rather sad. Wondered about the author though.
nocontextdavid's review
3.0
Despite only giving this book 3 stars I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to almost everyone I know.
Firmin is a classic outsider tale about a rat who develops the ability to read. The story quickly rises above its quirky premise and is genuinely affecting and engaging.
I usually shy away from all things anthropomorphic but, honestly, what's not to love about a rat who loves literature, Fred Astaire and porn?
Firmin is a classic outsider tale about a rat who develops the ability to read. The story quickly rises above its quirky premise and is genuinely affecting and engaging.
I usually shy away from all things anthropomorphic but, honestly, what's not to love about a rat who loves literature, Fred Astaire and porn?
pagesfullofstars's review
4.0
3.5 stars
As soon as I saw that Firmin is a story about a rat born in a bookshop, I knew I had to pick it up. And I got a very quirky and crazy, but also slightly nostalgic little book. I guess you can read it however you want, but I like the idea that the book describes the person of a reader and reading as a very solitary thing, and I quite identified with that. Of course, ever since I discovered the community of readers online and I met a few wonderful book lovers in real life, I can share my experience of reading, but I still do believe that it's a very individual experience. A hundred people could read the same book and each one of them could experience it differently and have a different opinion, and it's both wonderful and frustrating (in cases, where you would like someone else to see and experience what you did, but it's just not possible to fully share it).
I enjoyed the mixture of philosophical elements in this book and the lightness showed in the more humorous parts, that made for a really unusual experience. I would recommend it if the summary piques your interest, but be prepared for something different and unique :)
As soon as I saw that Firmin is a story about a rat born in a bookshop, I knew I had to pick it up. And I got a very quirky and crazy, but also slightly nostalgic little book. I guess you can read it however you want, but I like the idea that the book describes the person of a reader and reading as a very solitary thing, and I quite identified with that. Of course, ever since I discovered the community of readers online and I met a few wonderful book lovers in real life, I can share my experience of reading, but I still do believe that it's a very individual experience. A hundred people could read the same book and each one of them could experience it differently and have a different opinion, and it's both wonderful and frustrating (in cases, where you would like someone else to see and experience what you did, but it's just not possible to fully share it).
I enjoyed the mixture of philosophical elements in this book and the lightness showed in the more humorous parts, that made for a really unusual experience. I would recommend it if the summary piques your interest, but be prepared for something different and unique :)
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