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enjojolras's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
ovpm's review
5.0
oh how i took my time with this sweet and short read. literally dosified it because i never wanted it to end.
starting to doubt if there's anything i love more than freud all over a piece of work. the examination of dreams, sexuality, desire, ego and guilt by the hand of arthur AND set in vienna was nothing more than perfection.
how much are we willing to admit (or lie) to ourselves (and others) just to keep up the good guy/girl/they/it appearance? how much of it is earnest? why wouldn't it be? can it ever be? probably not.
" In a way it does have to do with a guilty conscience, or rather with questions of conscience in general."
crazy how much a dream story can reveal to us.
crazy how little we are inclined to dig deeper as to what that tells about us.
crazy how easy it is to blame it on someone else, because why would it be our fault?
"As if there were a sword between us, he thought again. We are lying here side by side like mortal enemies."
starting to doubt if there's anything i love more than freud all over a piece of work. the examination of dreams, sexuality, desire, ego and guilt by the hand of arthur AND set in vienna was nothing more than perfection.
how much are we willing to admit (or lie) to ourselves (and others) just to keep up the good guy/girl/they/it appearance? how much of it is earnest? why wouldn't it be? can it ever be? probably not.
" In a way it does have to do with a guilty conscience, or rather with questions of conscience in general."
crazy how much a dream story can reveal to us.
crazy how little we are inclined to dig deeper as to what that tells about us.
crazy how easy it is to blame it on someone else, because why would it be our fault?
"As if there were a sword between us, he thought again. We are lying here side by side like mortal enemies."
kristinacita's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
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
3.25
f18's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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
1.0
Hated the narrator (Stephen Dexter), especially his female voices.
Not a single person I've heard talk about this has mentioned the uncomfortable number of horny descriptions of preteen/teen girls by a man going through a midlife crisis so I'm here to be that person for you.
Not a single person I've heard talk about this has mentioned the uncomfortable number of horny descriptions of preteen/teen girls by a man going through a midlife crisis so I'm here to be that person for you.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Infidelity, and Misogyny
Moderate: Pedophilia, Classism, and Death
Minor: Child abuse, Murder, and Sexual content
prejudice toward sex workersnairijan's review
dark
mysterious
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
3.75
Schnitzler's Dream Story is a lurid and thrilling story which beautifully comes to a head at the end. There were times where the pacing lost me especially during Albertine's monologue but other than that, I got a lot out of reading a story so focused in sexuality from almost a hundred years ago.
y_helinn's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
4.0
upontheheath's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75