stirlitza's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
manman's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
jonneknoop's review against another edition
5.0
When I read the first book, I wasn’t sure if it needed a second part. However the writer did a great job on both of the books and I can happily say I loved this book as much as the first one. I loved the characters and the extensive descriptions of them. Even if a character was only alive in the book for one or two pages, you still felt like you knew them inside an out. The writer really has a talent for that and I’d love to read more books of him in the future. I’m happy Vango finally found his own peace of mind but sad the story, with that, ends... But I always find it hard if book series come to an end. So long, Vango!
ne11y's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
orbae's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
nicktomjoe's review against another edition
4.0
I tend to mistrust second volumes that are really not a new book but just a binding or marketing issue - and I felt that about the Vango narrative: this was one novel in two parts. I loved them both - but wished they had been one book. This volume continues the Vango "game" of repeatedly teasing the reader about names and relationships and then, but by bit, revealing a person, a past crime or tragedy. It is wholly successful here.
The second "half" of Vango, then, continues the complex - and it really is complex - unravelling of several different stories that are then (to reside the metaphor) knitted back together: Vango's search for his past, for his identity; the intertwining love stories; the rise of fascism; the machinations of the crime syndicates and the agents out to foil them. If de Fombelle has to resort to a catch-up chapter at one point, and then a final curtain call of the surviving characters, then this is understood.
There is enough mess in his 30s/40s Europe, enough failed romance and premature death for it to retain a certain sense of realism, and the final image brings it all back to an immediate simplicity that had me almost in tears.
The second "half" of Vango, then, continues the complex - and it really is complex - unravelling of several different stories that are then (to reside the metaphor) knitted back together: Vango's search for his past, for his identity; the intertwining love stories; the rise of fascism; the machinations of the crime syndicates and the agents out to foil them. If de Fombelle has to resort to a catch-up chapter at one point, and then a final curtain call of the surviving characters, then this is understood.
There is enough mess in his 30s/40s Europe, enough failed romance and premature death for it to retain a certain sense of realism, and the final image brings it all back to an immediate simplicity that had me almost in tears.
mat_tobin's review against another edition
5.0
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lealee's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
COMMENT ARRÊTER DE PLEURER
3e fois que je lis, j'ai autant pleuré que l'an dernier - si ce n'est plus tôt je crois ☠️
Vango et Ethel m'accompagnent où que je voyage, je les ai beaucoup vu•e•s dans mes aventures italiennes cette année 🐢
C'est marrant mais l'urgence oblige: j'ai fait un marathon et lu les deux tomes à la suite très rapidement, et je pense que je préfère vraiment le premier tome maintenant
Mêmes si le dénouement génère ici l'implosion (et j'aime beaucoup la concentration sur le personnage d'Ethel), j'étais quelque peu désintéressée par la traque de Voloï Viktor
MAIS AAA
Tellement de choses à dire, à exploiter, à découper et recoller, les métaphores, Vango Vango Vango, Everland, l'oiseau
3e fois que je lis, j'ai autant pleuré que l'an dernier - si ce n'est plus tôt je crois ☠️
Vango et Ethel m'accompagnent où que je voyage, je les ai beaucoup vu•e•s dans mes aventures italiennes cette année 🐢
C'est marrant mais l'urgence oblige: j'ai fait un marathon et lu les deux tomes à la suite très rapidement, et je pense que je préfère vraiment le premier tome maintenant
Mêmes si le dénouement génère ici l'implosion (et j'aime beaucoup la concentration sur le personnage d'Ethel), j'étais quelque peu désintéressée par la traque de Voloï Viktor
MAIS AAA
Tellement de choses à dire, à exploiter, à découper et recoller, les métaphores, Vango Vango Vango, Everland, l'oiseau
Spoiler
pourquoi Eckener a été tant effacé sur les dernières pages cependant??sapphire_mayo's review against another edition
5.0
I think this duology is my favorite story of all time. Absolutely brilliant.