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mconsugar38's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
yasujirozu's review against another edition
3.0
I find José Saramago to be one of the greatest writers I’ve come across. His writing style complements his sense of humour and humanity, and the way he weaves his stories out of the sometimes comical, sometimes absurd, often both, and of the everyday comings and goings of people, results in his hands in strong prose, acute sense of humanity and overall entertaining literature.
That said, All the Names (1997) was, for some reason, a bit of a letdown. I did appreciate the play with catalogues, identity and search of self, and I think the parts of the book that had our narrator play detective against the regulations straight out of Gilliam’s Brazil (1985) were fantastic literature. But something I couldn’t connect with, and found myself losing the way at some point, and couldn’t find back.
The overall feeling that remains after perhaps four months is that it could have been shorter, which is strange since I've never felt Saramago to meander or beat around the bush. It won’t be until sometime when I’ll give it another try, but maybe I simply read it at the wrong time.
6 October,
2014
That said, All the Names (1997) was, for some reason, a bit of a letdown. I did appreciate the play with catalogues, identity and search of self, and I think the parts of the book that had our narrator play detective against the regulations straight out of Gilliam’s Brazil (1985) were fantastic literature. But something I couldn’t connect with, and found myself losing the way at some point, and couldn’t find back.
The overall feeling that remains after perhaps four months is that it could have been shorter, which is strange since I've never felt Saramago to meander or beat around the bush. It won’t be until sometime when I’ll give it another try, but maybe I simply read it at the wrong time.
6 October,
2014
thursday_nxt's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
strategineer's review against another edition
4.0
Another Jose Saramago banger. In All The Names, we follow the story of Senhor José as he works in, navigates through, and subverts, the bureaucracy of the Central Registry of Births, Marriages and Deaths.
Every paragraph screams Saramago, if you know you know, if you're into that, you're into that.
Every paragraph screams Saramago, if you know you know, if you're into that, you're into that.
rjea's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
shoutman's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
nenas1234's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
"Pode dizer-se, superficialmente, que é um romance sobre a morte e os mortos, e no qual há até um cemitério enorme, disparatado. Mas não, não é assim, é uma obra sobre a vida."
- José Saramago
Uma história meio bizarra mas ao mesmo tempo reconfortante sobre um funcionário de conservatória, que como todos os outros, regista informações sobre as pessoas de uma cidade e se depara com os dados de uma mulher desconhecida da qual decide ir a procura a todo o custo. Para mim os livros de Saramago são sempre um lugar seguro, sentimos-nos sempre como se fossemos parte da história e nesta em particular é como se estivéssemos na busca ao lado do personagem principal. É sem dúvida dos meus livros favoritos do autor até ao momento.
- José Saramago
Uma história meio bizarra mas ao mesmo tempo reconfortante sobre um funcionário de conservatória, que como todos os outros, regista informações sobre as pessoas de uma cidade e se depara com os dados de uma mulher desconhecida da qual decide ir a procura a todo o custo. Para mim os livros de Saramago são sempre um lugar seguro, sentimos-nos sempre como se fossemos parte da história e nesta em particular é como se estivéssemos na busca ao lado do personagem principal. É sem dúvida dos meus livros favoritos do autor até ao momento.
fmansoor's review against another edition
5.0
بعد مدت ها یک کتاب عالی خوندم
داستان راجع به مردی که تو اداره ثبت احوال کار میکنه و یهو چشمش میخوره به اسم یه زنی و میفته دنبالش که داستان زندگیشو پیدا کنه و تو این حین خودشم پیدا کنه چون خیلی تنهاست و زندگیش خیلی روتین و بی معنی به نظر میاد
ولی چیزی که خیلی برام عجیب بود نحوه ی کار کردنشون و کلا کارشون بود که خیلی وحشتناکه نمیدونم چیو میخواست نشون بده !!
یه کوچولو طنز تو کتاب هست و با اینکه در کل خیلی داستان خاصی نیست انقدر خوب نوشته شده که به سختی میشه زمینش گذاشت
داستان راجع به مردی که تو اداره ثبت احوال کار میکنه و یهو چشمش میخوره به اسم یه زنی و میفته دنبالش که داستان زندگیشو پیدا کنه و تو این حین خودشم پیدا کنه چون خیلی تنهاست و زندگیش خیلی روتین و بی معنی به نظر میاد
ولی چیزی که خیلی برام عجیب بود نحوه ی کار کردنشون و کلا کارشون بود که خیلی وحشتناکه نمیدونم چیو میخواست نشون بده !!
یه کوچولو طنز تو کتاب هست و با اینکه در کل خیلی داستان خاصی نیست انقدر خوب نوشته شده که به سختی میشه زمینش گذاشت