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andreiapmartins's review against another edition
4.0
Uma leitura muito interessante do ponto de vista ético e filosófico sobre uma profissão fascinante, mas que aqui ganha um lado negro: o fotojornalismo. O autor escreve de forma magnífica e o início do livro é absolutamente arrebatador. Nos diálogos e nos pensamentos das personagens há várias reflexões importantes sobre a natureza do ser humano e a tendência milenar para procurar guerras e conflitos.
No entanto, penso que poderia ter umas 30 ou 50 páginas e ser um pouco mais curto. E é uma leitura mais complicada para os mais sensíveis a descrições violentas. Ainda assim, gostei muito e recomendo!
No entanto, penso que poderia ter umas 30 ou 50 páginas e ser um pouco mais curto. E é uma leitura mais complicada para os mais sensíveis a descrições violentas. Ainda assim, gostei muito e recomendo!
fernandoml's review against another edition
5.0
Uno de los mejores libros de historia moderna que he leído, te atrapa de principio a fin y realmente te hace ver lo que quiere mostrar.
lucy_qhuay's review against another edition
3.0
In a tower by the Mediterranean, Andrés Faulques, a former war photographer, paints a circular fresco - the immortal image of a battle - searching for that image he was never able to capture with his cameras.
Already tormented by his own thoughts, he is disturbed anew by the memory of the woman he was never able to forget and a mysterious man, who comes from his past, seeking retribution.
Having once made a living out of war, Faulques took, years before, a picture of this man, a former Croat soldier, and now he's back, claiming that small act ruined his life.
As the romance evolves, the stories of the artist and the soldier emerge, in an intricate web of war, love, hate, knowledge and, of course, art.
This book is a deep reflection about war, the consequences of our acts and the human nature.
'El Pintor De Batallas' was a very interesting work, however I don't think I was able to achieve everything I was supposed to achieve, intelectually speaking.
I am a very wordy individual. I don't have a drop of artistic blood in me, much to my disappointment, so I see everything in terms of words and not images, if you know what I mean.
In this book, Pérez-Reverte used a lot of artistic language, such as lines, curves, planes, geometry, the colours, etc, therefore I don't think I really understood what he was trying to show the reader.
And that's why I didn't give it a higher rating.
I do think other people will be able to understand better what the author meant, but even if that doesn't happen, I think it's worth the reading just because of the deep thoughts about the cruel nature of war and man himself.
catsneedhats's review against another edition
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
alibookshelf's review against another edition
dark
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? No
4.0
jandi's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed the book quite a lot, but it surprised me. Quite different from all other books from Pérez Reverte. It does not have much action, it rather centers on dialogs between the characters and a painting about war, and uses this to express a few ideas regarding war and media.
sixphanel's review against another edition
5.0
Uno de los libros más buenos y más duros que he leído... :(