Reviews

Hopscotch by Julio Cortázar

matissrv's review against another edition

4.0

Domāju un ceru, ka kaut kad izbaudīšu un sapratīšu vairāk.

brj_9140's review against another edition

5.0

"Y si nos mordemos el dolor es dulce, y si nos ahogamos en un breve y terrible absorber simultáneo del aliento, esa instantánea muerte es bella."

obanlord's review against another edition

5.0

de entrada no es lo que esperaba, pero logró sorprenderme un poco más, la manera en que está escrita es magistral, pero así mismo está hecha para que te pierdas, y te descubras volviendo a leer lo mismo encontrando un sentido, disfrutas el sentirte algo desorientado por su manera de escribir, es un libro muy particular, describirlo tal vez como un "chef d'œuvre"

printempsdesens's review against another edition

4.5

Aveva ragione Pablo Neruda quando diceva «Chi non legge Cortázar è spacciato. Non leggerlo è una malattia molto seria e invisibile, che col tempo può avere conseguenze terribili».

imissyou's review against another edition

5.0

“Pobre amor el que de pensamiento se alimenta.”

En honor al eterno amor y respecto que le tengo a mi profesor de literatura decidí que leería su libro favorito para intentar comprender cómo funcionaba su cabeza, por lo menos un poco, y así termine leyendo Rayuela (aunque lo leería tarde o temprano). Si algún experto de literatura lee esto, por favor perdonar mi probable poco entendimiento de la novela, al final del día sigo siendo una persona bastante joven.

Cortázar realmente dijo "juemadre pongamos a sufrir a Oliveira hasta que el propio lector dudé de su sanidad mental" y si me preguntan a mi, lo logró. Sufrí por ese tipo tanto, aunque no entendiera su dolor, porque logré simpatizar con él.

Esta reseña es más corta de lo que el libro merece, pero si algún día logro organizar mis pensamientos volveré y la completaré.

kukupraka's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

alissonmardenilt's review

4.0

A story about a hipster before the word hipster was a thing....

Julio Cortázar is undeniable a skilled writer, with many quotable lines, this novel is a great read to brag to your friends.

valerie_walkerl's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

4.0

catarina_fernandes's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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

papelgren's review

5.0

This book is most likely a masterpiece. I'll be revisiting it down the line, hopefully with a book of annotations to help me sift through the countless references, puns, language games in French, Latin, and translated Spanish, as well as helping me figure out what actually happened, and who may or may not be figments of the writers' imagination (Cortazar or Morelli?) or the characters' imagination or my imagination. The book had an uncanny way of channeling events and books in my immediate life. It was offputting how many times it referenced things talked about in the book I finished just before this one (Gödel, Escher, Bach, a book written long after Hopscotch), and how many times it seemed to comment on thoughts and deeds I had or did the week of reading a passage. There is magic in this book, there are games played that are hilarious, cruel, clever, and profane, and there is a careless rigor only seen in the most elite writers of the past century and a half. It made me pine to know Spanish better so I could read it in the original language. But Cortazar's mind is so far passed mine in any language perhaps that wouldn't matter.