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La coscienza di Zeno, by Cristina Benussi, Italo Svevo, Franco Marcoaldi

agnoulla's review against another edition

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Heavy and slow

afaithu's review against another edition

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informative reflective tense 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? Yes

1.5

bamdad's review against another edition

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3.0

در مجموع کتاب خیلی خوبی بود و خیلی خوشم اومد. کتاب به صورت کلی به پنج قسمت تقسیم میشه که این قسمت ها عبارت اند از: آخرین سیگار, ماجرای ازدواج من, همسر و معشوقه, داستان یک شرکت تجاری و روانکاوی که در هر قسمت ماجرایی از زندگی زنو طبق همون تیتر از زبان خود زنو تعریف میشه و از نظر زمانی به ترتیب نیستند و میشه گفت در جاهایی با هم تلاقی دارند.
درباره خود کتاب باید بگم که انگار نویسنده خیلی شخصیت اصلی کتابش رو دوست داشته برای اسپویل نشدن بیشتر توضیح نمیدم ولی بعضی جاها واقعا دوست نداشتم و آزار دهنده بود و همینطور خود شخصیت زنو به شدت آدم رو اعصابی بود برای من که این ویژگی داستان خیلی برام جالب بود و خوشم اومد تا حالا فکر نکنم داستانی خونده باشم که از زبان همچین شخصیت رو اعصابی روایت بشه یه جورایی موقع مطالعه کتاب همیشه یه کشمکشی با شخصیت اصلی داستان داشتم که علاوه بر اینکه همونطور گفتم برام جالب بود یه جورایی خیلی متمرکزم می کرد رو داستان کتاب. و فصل آخر کتاب مخصوصا چند صفحه پایانی به نظرم بهترین قسمت کتاب بود.
یه مورد دیگه که باعث خیلی کتاب بهم نچسبه این بود که فصل های کتاب بعضی هاش به شدت طولانی بود و من عادت دارم همیشه یه فصل رو که شروع می کنم به انتها برسونم ولی برای این کتاب نمی شد این کارو کرد و مجبور بودم وسط فصل قطع کنم که اینطوری هم سرعت مطالعه ام رو کاهش میداد و هم باعث می شد نسبت به داستان یه ذره دور بشم ولی در عوض خب اون مزیت تمرکز رو که بالاتر گفتم رو داشت. در کل خیلی خوشایند نبود برام این طولانی بودن فصل ها اگر شما هم مثل من هستید شاید فعلا پیشنهاد خوندن این کتاب پیشنهاد خوبی نباشه.

giselnotgiselle's review against another edition

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challenging reflective 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? Yes

2.75

kirstenfindlay's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

3.0

heinzluiza's review against another edition

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funny reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

aonowaltz's review against another edition

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challenging reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

remarkably's review against another edition

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4.0

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saraaaa's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This book is a must-read.

The first chapters were interesting and easy to read, and the originality of the way the topics are addressed surely makes them enjoyable.
The fourth one, on the other hand, despite having a supposedly interesting main topic, was quite repetitive and it sometimes bored me to the point I almost gave up the whole book.
Luckily, the second to last chapter was way lighter and brought some fresh air and new input to my reading. I particularly loved, at the end of said chapter,
Spoilerthe way the death of the protagonist's best friend was addressed, and I think the grief of different characters was greatly depicted
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And then there's the last chapter. Which was amazing. It didn't feel like a conclusion at all until the last few pages. These could, in my opinion, be read as a stand alone reflection on life and humanity in general, and should be read by everyone. I perceived that world view almost as the author's opinion, although those last pages are the ones that finally show a HUGE character development.

saranotlara's review against another edition

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reflective 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? Yes

3.0