nobodyatall's review against another edition
2.0
Average kind of literary sci-fi idea with a bunch of Philosphical Musings thrown in. It's okay, I couldn't get lost in the story though and the Philosphical Interludes were often quite distracting.
prosewhore's review against another edition
3.0
I loved the first story in this book which was the longest one. A sci-fi, philosophical tale about our society, our relationship with our bodies and fear of aging. Sadly the other few just didn't resonate with me as much although they are well written.
By the way, I read the french version of this book and the translation feels very organic, hadn't I checked I would have thought it was originally written in this language.
I might read other works by this author as he clearly has the ability to captivate the reader and to challenge your thoughts.
By the way, I read the french version of this book and the translation feels very organic, hadn't I checked I would have thought it was originally written in this language.
I might read other works by this author as he clearly has the ability to captivate the reader and to challenge your thoughts.
schwarzer_elch's review against another edition
3.0
El libro parte de una idea interesante, pero que ya ha sido utilizada en otras historias. Por otro lado, el autor aborda varios temas, pero siento que todos los trata muy por encimita, no llegando a ahondar en ninguno de ellos. Entonces, “The Body” funciona y entretiene, pero no aporta nada nuevo ni mueve el piso. Simplemente, es un libro bien escrito.
vlide's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 Дојдов до заклучок дека Курејши е дефинитивно писателот кој сум започнал да го читам во погрешно време, и тоа дека секако неговите дела заслужуваат шанса за понатака. Кога понатаму? Зависи од карактерот на човекот. Но мислам дека постои совршена зона на преклопување меѓу одреден период на човековото созревање и писанијата на Курејши. По втор пат кога се вратив, со поразличен поглед на нештата, ги восприемав во еден здив, или како што некој ми рече „чиста и брза мисла зад која се кријат универзуми од размисли . Одличен.“.
mehar_anaokar's review against another edition
3.0
‘The Body’ itself was absolutely delightful, very fun and really makes you think about mortality and how we treat corporeal elements of existence. The following short stories were alright, but perhaps a bit drier and I found myself getting tired of some of them.
maree_k's review against another edition
4.0
Some great stories in this collection. The title story, in particular, is all sorts of weird in the best possible way. Other favourites in this collection for me were Goodbye, Mother and The Real Father. The closing story, Touched, was also beautifully written. Overall a strong collection.
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