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Les dieux voyagent toujours incognito by Laurent Gounelle

brigitaa's review against another edition

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slow-paced

4.0

agnestan's review against another edition

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5.0

adventurous story full of psychological techniques portrayed in action. kind of makes you want to be a better human being.

claretgb's review against another edition

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3.0

En realidad la valoración es un 2.5/5. La prosa me ha distraído bastante de la historia, llegando incluso a hacer que algunas partes me resultaran incomprensibles, y he tenido que volver a leer algunas páginas un par de veces.

Empecé este libro hace mucho, mucho tiempo, pero con el curso simplemente abandoné mis ganas de leer. No hay más que ver mi reto para este 2018 con 0 libros completados hasta ahora mismo, y estamos en Julio.

Mientras iba leyendo, pensaba en varias cosas que me incomodaban de él:
- A veces, Dubreuil, uno de los personajes, arrastra sus motivos ocultos tan al final del libro que me hacía perder un poco las ganas de saber cuáles eran.
- Cambia de narrador sin avisar, lo que descoloca un poco al principio.
- A veces hay conversaciones demasiado específicas sobre el ambiente de trabajo del protagonista, que hacen que diálogos enteros resulten aburridos y completamente de relleno, aunque no lo sean.

Sin embargo, las últimas 70 páginas más o menos se volvieron mucho más interesantes, apelando a la última misión del protagonista y sus constantes momentos de reflexión.

Ha tardado en gustarme, pero el final es un gran acierto.

nukita's review against another edition

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reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

lalouveverte's review against another edition

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reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I read The man who wanted to be happy in my teens and much preferred it. 

I think this one worked less for me due to the setting, it made the self-help aspect too heavy and on the nose. I liked hearing about the different characters, their backstory but think this could have been trimmed down. It almost has a thriller/mystery feel. 

I wouldn't say the cast is diverse because they're all white, we have characters from the US, England, France and Russia. 

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izabrekilien's review against another edition

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2.0

Je pense que les livres de psychologie romancés ne sont pas faits pour moi. Un problème d'écriture, sans doute, n'est pas écrivain qui veut.
Ceci dit, certaines idées sont intéressantes, mais d'autres sentaient le déjà vu.
Dites-moi, pourquoi diable ne peut-on pas trouver un roman de ce genre où le personnage principal trouve sa vérité par lui-même, sans l'aide d'un gourou qui n'est pas celui qu'il paraît être (et là, nous avons droit à des rebondissements dignes d'un mélodrame en costume d'époque) ?
Je comprends le succès de Laurent Gounelle, mais je préfère un bon vieux livre de psychologie, Christophe André, par exemple.
PS : en plus, un Américain diplômé en droit qui arrive en France sans imaginer que ses diplômes ne sont pas valables n'est pas franchement futé...

annyway47's review against another edition

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4.0

A pretty unusual book.

Set in contemporary France, with a French/American guy with an average office job for a main character. Its fiction, meaning it has a full-fledged plot, characters, etc. But it has a distinct "self-helpey" vibe none the less. One of the characters is sort of a guru, and we hear him giving advice etc.. It somehow reminded me of [b:Sophie's World|10959|Sophie's World|Jostein Gaarder|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1343459906s/10959.jpg|4432325], except that one was much heavier on the philosophy than this one is on psychology. Also, there was some mystery thrown into the mix - a peculiar combination.

It grasped my interest, and the main character inspired compassion, an easy-to-identify-with-normal-person. Multiple times I was surprised by the turns the plot took.

I thought the ending was a little over the top though. But still it was a very enjoyable read overall.
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