bbboeken's review against another edition
3.0
Dit leest een beetje zoals de depressie van Revolutionary Road van Yates. Ik heb de film ooit al gezien, minstens twee keer zelfs, maar herinner mij daar niet bijster veel meer van. Hoog tijd om die opnieuw te zien, en af te toetsen hoe dit boek zich naar het scherm heeft laten vertalen. Het is een interessant boek, leesbaar, maar toch een beetje gedateerd, en heeft enige bekendheid destijds waarschijnlijk voornamelijk aan het schokeffect te danken.
itsgiuliabtw's review against another edition
3.0
nulla di sgradevole, nulla di eclatante.
un inizio, con una caratterizzazione di personaggi e delle vicende, un po’ sprecato.
un inizio, con una caratterizzazione di personaggi e delle vicende, un po’ sprecato.
booksbeforelooks's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.25
ecargelle's review against another edition
5.0
This was such a brilliant read. I got to about half way through and was annoyed thinking, god, why don’t men ever write women as 3D characters? Why is so much of Mrs. Robinson’s character being left out? Why doesn’t Elaine ever say anything? And then it hit me - he’s not being honest with us, and that’s the whole point.
Final comments before I make a tea: The novel is only around 200 pages which is a blessing! Ben is dreadful! Justice for G. Robinson! I’m going to watch the film!
Final comments before I make a tea: The novel is only around 200 pages which is a blessing! Ben is dreadful! Justice for G. Robinson! I’m going to watch the film!
waveszz's review against another edition
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
gomog's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
kathryn7774's review against another edition
funny
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
lesterward's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
A peculiar story of what turns out to be a relatively twisted young protagonist contorted by older accomplices. Disturbing one.
thefrenchted's review against another edition
fast-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
4.0