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jevinjj's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-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
2.75
I understand this book was influential in the literary world, but good lord there was not one endearing quality I could find with the protagonist. This one was not for me, but I totally understand if people appreciate this novel for particular reasons.
madfil's review against another edition
4.0
(31 March, 2012)
Irrational, sad, funny and just plain crazy. The unnamed writer is a model of inconsistency; lucid one moment, raving mad the next. The title of the novel should have been 'Pride' as it seemed that it was the chief motivational factor for most of his actions in the nether regions of city life. Nearly everything he did was met with an incredulous shake of the head and a "What the...?" from yours truly. I felt for him at every turn though, even if he did make it so much harder on himself than it absolutely needed to be. With nothing really happening in the story I am somewhat at a loss to explain why I could not put it down, why I thought it was so good, but it was that and then some. Simply brilliant!
Irrational, sad, funny and just plain crazy. The unnamed writer is a model of inconsistency; lucid one moment, raving mad the next. The title of the novel should have been 'Pride' as it seemed that it was the chief motivational factor for most of his actions in the nether regions of city life. Nearly everything he did was met with an incredulous shake of the head and a "What the...?" from yours truly. I felt for him at every turn though, even if he did make it so much harder on himself than it absolutely needed to be. With nothing really happening in the story I am somewhat at a loss to explain why I could not put it down, why I thought it was so good, but it was that and then some. Simply brilliant!
kieranhealy's review against another edition
5.0
A phenomenal work. Hamsun is writing from personal experience, and it shows. It is a rare feat to be put in the head of someone driven insane and come out of it with anything like enlightenment. But I did with this book.
minatalaat's review against another edition
5.0
رواية أكثر من رائعة , تُعتبر تجربة حياتية في شكل روائي
أنصح بالقراءة ..
أنصح بالقراءة ..
emleemay's review against another edition
3.0
[b:Hunger|32585|Hunger|Knut Hamsun|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1456243307s/32585.jpg|3135610] is a rambling, wandering stream of consciousness novel that is saved from being tedious by the sympathy it's hard not to feel for the narrator.
He stumbles around the streets of Kristiania, Norway (now Oslo), a literally starving writer who is desperate for a chance to sell his work. His constant misfortune, his dwindling faith, and his worsening state of mind turn him into a antihero that has earned comparisons to Dostoyevsky's Raskolnikov. Forced into a position where he must steal, cheat and lie in order to survive, he remains certain of his own righteousness throughout.
The struggle to maintain outward dignity and composure while he inwardly crumbles is hard to read. Unfortunately, the novel's style of random event after random event and purposeless wandering wasn't always to my liking.
He stumbles around the streets of Kristiania, Norway (now Oslo), a literally starving writer who is desperate for a chance to sell his work. His constant misfortune, his dwindling faith, and his worsening state of mind turn him into a antihero that has earned comparisons to Dostoyevsky's Raskolnikov. Forced into a position where he must steal, cheat and lie in order to survive, he remains certain of his own righteousness throughout.
The struggle to maintain outward dignity and composure while he inwardly crumbles is hard to read. Unfortunately, the novel's style of random event after random event and purposeless wandering wasn't always to my liking.
voicenextdoor's review against another edition
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
kaitlinthern's review against another edition
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
nastronach's review against another edition
3.0
3+/5⭐
mhmmm... ciekawe to było doświadczenie- czytanie tej książki. wcześniej ją zaczęłam i pamiętam, że wtedy bardzo mi się podobała. teraz też wywarła na mnie jako takie wrażenie, ale początek inaczej pamiętałam, zakończenie jakoś mnie nie usatysfakcjonowało...
dziwna to była książka.
mhmmm... ciekawe to było doświadczenie- czytanie tej książki. wcześniej ją zaczęłam i pamiętam, że wtedy bardzo mi się podobała. teraz też wywarła na mnie jako takie wrażenie, ale początek inaczej pamiętałam, zakończenie jakoś mnie nie usatysfakcjonowało...
dziwna to była książka.