elydy's review
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Not what I was expecting, but very interesting insight into Zweig's experience of the era he grew up in. It feels like a dramatic retelling but you can tell there's a nugget of truth. Found it hilarious that he ripped into his name-dropping acquaintance when he had spent the whole previous extract doing just that.
sebastian_arias_97's review
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
sreddous's review against another edition
5.0
Stefan Zweig has a unique talent: telling whimsical and gentle stories set against the backdrop of tense, terrifying times. There's such an elegance to his writing even as you sense tragedy and hardship around his characters/narrators. These collections of stories give us a glimpse into what it might be like to try to navigate life among those times. Very charming!!
lamusadelils's review against another edition
3.0
Si tienen curiosidad sobre [a:Stefan Zweig|25573|Stefan Zweig|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1190140738p2/25573.jpg] después de ver The Grand Budapest Hotel, este es un buen punto de partida para explorar algunas de sus obras y así decidir si quieren leer algo más de él.
Incluye fragmentos de la biografía de Zweig (The World of Yesterday), un extracto de su única novela (Beware of Pity) y una de sus historias cortas (Twenty-four Hours in the Life of a Woman), de modo que se le puede conocer en diferentes estilos y con un contexto de su vida.
Además, incluye una conversación de Wes Anderson con el biografo de Zweig, George Prochnik. Ambos discuten al autor y cómo algunos elementos de su visión y estilo los inspiraron.
Personalmente Zweig me pareció un autor interesante y los fragmentos son buenos y me causaron curiosidad para buscar otros de sus libros.
Incluye fragmentos de la biografía de Zweig (The World of Yesterday), un extracto de su única novela (Beware of Pity) y una de sus historias cortas (Twenty-four Hours in the Life of a Woman), de modo que se le puede conocer en diferentes estilos y con un contexto de su vida.
Además, incluye una conversación de Wes Anderson con el biografo de Zweig, George Prochnik. Ambos discuten al autor y cómo algunos elementos de su visión y estilo los inspiraron.
Personalmente Zweig me pareció un autor interesante y los fragmentos son buenos y me causaron curiosidad para buscar otros de sus libros.
maddie_kelly's review
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? No
4.5
A window into the enchanting lives of the European bourgeoisie at the turn of the century packed with whimsically hypnotic tales.
kit_astr0phe's review
dark
hopeful
informative
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
nick_stern's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt
emmamacdonald's review against another edition
3.0
“..the air around us is not a dead and empty void, it has in it the rhythm and vibration of the time.”
cirulputenis's review against another edition
4.0
I am very excited to read more of Stefan Zweig's work!!