direwolfsummer's review
3.0
因为听了TAL的Half-Baked Stories About My Dead Mom那一期被Etgar Keret这个以色列作家惊艳到，立刻找了他的短篇小说来读。怎么说呢，“自杀的人死后会到某一个地方”的设定很有意思，有点像对天主教“自杀的人不能进天堂”一句大写的FUCK YOU。而且这还不是唯一渎神的地方，这里面耶和华字面意思地自杀了两次！小时候读圣经的时候就觉得是上帝一手策划了自己的死，为什么要怪到他亲手给自己选的背叛者身上？但短篇小说的缺点就是没有时间展开人物塑造和世界观构建，全靠闪闪发光的零星碎片来勾住读者的兴趣。有点无聊。
marialiviach's review
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
inkakaisla's review
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
glossy's review
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
hahaldane's review
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Lovely little story
vio's review
4.0
August 2017: I also read the French translation. What else could I find? :) I am now also in possession of the original Hebrew, but cannot say I could understand it. :D
**
LE
I wanted to read the graphic novel based on this book by Keret, but when I went to the library I realized I had ordered the German translation and I read it. I also enjoyed it!
I was a little confused by the changing of the names and now I am looking forward to the sunny day when I am going to be able to read this book in Hebrew and see which translation was... right! :)
***
I am not sure I understood a thing, but I liked this book nevertheless! :)
**
LE
I wanted to read the graphic novel based on this book by Keret, but when I went to the library I realized I had ordered the German translation and I read it. I also enjoyed it!
I was a little confused by the changing of the names and now I am looking forward to the sunny day when I am going to be able to read this book in Hebrew and see which translation was... right! :)
***
I am not sure I understood a thing, but I liked this book nevertheless! :)
leftoverjen's review
4.0
This is such a short novella that it reads almost like a script to the movie Wristcutters: A Love Story. There's a lot very similar, which makes the movie a true adaptation. At the same time, the movie offers a bit of extra details that aren't included in the novel. Hollywood classically tacked on a happy ending to the movie while the book's ending is truer to the point of the book: the pointlessness of Mordy's hell and how the things you want only happen after they are no longer important.
altern_realiti's review
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
The story is light to read, funny and it's easy to get into it, but even if it's a light reading I feel it contains a lot of meaning about death, a melancholic atmosphere and it relies a lot on irony. A personal favorite.
linse's review
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes