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juliettee's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
jessjess125's review against another edition
challenging
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
aikidoexpert's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.5
Go for it if you’re a fan of his work.
coqu_eli_cot's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
ritasofia_2005's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
emily_beer08's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
miramadsen's review against another edition
5.0
åh ja, the uselessness of brilliance!!
(læses bedst på en længere togtur eller måske i luxemburghaven)
(læses bedst på en længere togtur eller måske i luxemburghaven)
diana_skelton's review against another edition
4.0
"Knowing full well that he could not earn a living doing what he would have liked to do (but did he know what he would like to do?), he had chosen, after university, a job in which he was forced to make use not of his originality, his ideas, his talents, but only of his intelligence--that is to say of that mathematically measurable ability that distinguishes among individuals only quantitatively--one person having more, the other less of it, Alain rather more, such that he had been well paid and could occasionally buy himself a bottle of Armagnac. A few days earlier he had bought a bottle when he noticed on its label a vintage year that matched the date of his own birth. He had thus promised himself he would open it on his birthday to celebrate his greatness with his friends, the greatness of this very great poet who, out of his humble veneration of poetry, had vowed never to write a single line."
"D'Angelo well remembered that some sudden inspiration had caused him to invent the bizarre lie about his mortal illness. What to do now? He couldn't contradict himself. He could only go on being gravely ill. Actually, he did not find it much of a problem, having quickly understood that there was no need to restrain his good mood on that account, for cheerful banter makes a tragically ill man all the more appealing and admirable."
"D'Angelo well remembered that some sudden inspiration had caused him to invent the bizarre lie about his mortal illness. What to do now? He couldn't contradict himself. He could only go on being gravely ill. Actually, he did not find it much of a problem, having quickly understood that there was no need to restrain his good mood on that account, for cheerful banter makes a tragically ill man all the more appealing and admirable."