Reviews

La Nouvelle Héloïse: Julie, or the New Éloïse by Judith H. McDowell, Jean-Jacques Rousseau

cami19's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

andgineer's review against another edition

2.0

163 письма, Карл!

Не особо хитрый сюжет изложен буквально в виде писем, и ничего кроме писем.
В них герои подробно описывают свои чувства.

Я даже в какой-то момент поймал себя, что реально погрузился и сопереживаю героям, нахожу личные ассоциации - понятно, что не сюжета 8-) а чувств.

По примечаниям видно, что автор серьезно продумывал каждое письмо.

Но все-таки сейчас это практически нечитаемо.

ewatson's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

3.0

mayam330's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? No

1.75

cdhotwing's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

devilime's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

linksthesun's review against another edition

emotional informative sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

cathrinecortes's review against another edition

1.0

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bojana_dimitrioska's review against another edition

4.0

As someone who doesn't agree with Rousseau's philosophy one bit, the fact that I really enjoyed this book took me completely by surprise. Masked by a tragic love story, what this book truly reads as is an exposé of XVIIIth century France, and more specifically Rousseau's personal views on themes such as virtue, religion, love, family and society. With that being said, seeing how this book is a "retelling", I'm really interested in reading Abelard and Heolise's original letters.

morebedsidebooks's review against another edition

4.0

One of the most popular international novels of this time (72 editions in 39 years, 10 in England as well as reaching American shores), is Jean-Jacques Rousseau‘s controversial 1761 epistolary epic of suitable love and morals, Julie.

 See an in-depth review at my blog.