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lzlklv's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-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? It's complicated
4.5
lizziebennett's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-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
3.75
cwurst's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
itsmemiriam's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
_ivi_'s review against another edition
2.0
Агх колко се надявах да се влюба в тази книга... На първо четене има всичко, което обичам: лирична проза, ненадежден разказвач, магически реализъм, липсващ линеен съжет, митология и много тъга. И може би в това и бе проблема. Опитва се да бъде всичко наведнъж. Възхваляват я като "енциклопедичен роман" и не мога да не се съглася с това. Но за мен има онзи привкус на старите енциклопедии които прелиствах като малка, пълни с толкова знание за различни неща, но в същото време толкова неизмеримо скучни да четеш. Може би романът щеше да проработи, ако го прелистваш от време на време, радваш се на някои красиви лирицисми и продължаваш с деня си. По същия начин както човек се радва на някое и друго изненадващо откритие за екзотична риба или за някое племе в Амазония из старите енциклопедии. В процеса на четене попадах на някои от най-красивите фрагменти в българската литература и мигновенно в следващия не можех да скрия отегчението си от произволните мисли на застаряващ мъж в нужда от слушатели.
gggggggg_g's review against another edition
5.0
If "brevity is the soul of wit," then "Physics of Sorrow" is the soul of storytelling. The entirety of the novel is short bursts of eloquence, sometimes deeply moving and sometimes painfully analytical. It is rife with intelligent nostalgia, it reevaluates the heroes and villains of the classics, and it vainly tries to answer the simple questions of life and aging. The central character is the author, the grandfather, time, and the Minotaur in all of us. Open Letters' translated novels continue to confound me.
"'Global Autumn...' The small towns of Normandy gasping under the historical shell of their own past; now they are provincial. There's a cause for historical melancholy for you. The only thing left for them is to nobly bear both their fame and their oblivion. Falaise is a town of 8,000 with an enormous chateau and a fortress wall. The birthplace of the man known as William the Conqueror to some and William the bastard to others. After seven o'clock the town is deserted, I almost said 'devastated.' It smells of hay and herbs. No fortress wall can stop the merciless calvary of the hours."
"'Global Autumn...' The small towns of Normandy gasping under the historical shell of their own past; now they are provincial. There's a cause for historical melancholy for you. The only thing left for them is to nobly bear both their fame and their oblivion. Falaise is a town of 8,000 with an enormous chateau and a fortress wall. The birthplace of the man known as William the Conqueror to some and William the bastard to others. After seven o'clock the town is deserted, I almost said 'devastated.' It smells of hay and herbs. No fortress wall can stop the merciless calvary of the hours."