cdeane61's review against another edition
5.0
I always feel as though I'm missing something when I read a book in translation, even though the writing is beautiful still.
This book to me is like a dream sequence throughout, not just during the "dream #x" chapters.
It was also, for me, laugh-out-loud funny. For instance this line "I thought the gin, in combination with the tedium of a pointless plot, would give the courage to put the gun to my head and pull the trigger" on taking a gun, a bottle of gin and a book to the beach.
At other times I would stop reading, slack-jawed and contemplate a single line, such as "Memory is a landscape watched from the window of a moving train."
Well worth the read
This book to me is like a dream sequence throughout, not just during the "dream #x" chapters.
It was also, for me, laugh-out-loud funny. For instance this line "I thought the gin, in combination with the tedium of a pointless plot, would give the courage to put the gun to my head and pull the trigger" on taking a gun, a bottle of gin and a book to the beach.
At other times I would stop reading, slack-jawed and contemplate a single line, such as "Memory is a landscape watched from the window of a moving train."
Well worth the read
thomasdj's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence
jenmat1197's review against another edition
4.0
This short little novella is told from varying view points, and one of them a lizard who, in another life, was a human. It is a murder mystery involving the chameleon, an albino, a woman, and a mysterious foreigner. Interwoven in the story is memories, fantasies, and realities. The chameleon is central to the story and witnesses all the characters and their interactions with each other.
This is a cute little book. It was a quick read - and like most novellas, it isn't long enough for me to get invested in the characters. But it is well written and easy to follow and I enjoyed it.
This is a cute little book. It was a quick read - and like most novellas, it isn't long enough for me to get invested in the characters. But it is well written and easy to follow and I enjoyed it.
yofema's review against another edition
3.0
3,5/5
Axıcı və maraqlı kitabdır. Aqualuza-nın digər tərcümə olunmuş kitabından daha az sevdim sadəcə. Yenə də fərqli bir təcrübə oldu. Üz qapağı isə bir ayrı qəşəngdi!
Axıcı və maraqlı kitabdır. Aqualuza-nın digər tərcümə olunmuş kitabından daha az sevdim sadəcə. Yenə də fərqli bir təcrübə oldu. Üz qapağı isə bir ayrı qəşəngdi!
fred312's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
itsmekelly00's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
esther_habs's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
nefelibatice's review against another edition
inspiring
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0