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tillmann13's review against another edition
5.0
Read this book ~10 times. Entirely different experience every time!
sunwaves's review against another edition
2.0
okay i HATED this book but it had really pretty quotes so i read the whole thing anyway
anyajulchen's review against another edition
4.0
La historia sobre las diferencias entre la moral y lo salvaje, entre el placer y el deber. Es una novela con un lenguaje exquisito, frases e imágenes maravillosas, pero las escenas de Goldmundo se hacen repetitivas en el medio de la novela y el final, si bien esperado, se siente apresurado.
tmbrundage's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
pyladesreads's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
pauliiiiiiina's review against another edition
5.0
Hat meine Erwartungen weit übertroffen!! Und Seite 73 hat mich umgehauen
21stcenturyfox's review against another edition
3.0
The book doesn't hit the way I expected it to. The title is a little misleading, Narcissus wasn't in most of the book apart from the beginning and near end. With Freudian and slight homosexual undertone (well, the latter is not indubitable, however I genuinely thought the book was gonna be gay at first), the book mostly consist of Goldmund's adventure as a vagrant and all the women he wooed to bed with his theatrical flirts.
Now, Goldmund. His admiration to women, his (kind of Oedipal) love of his mother doesn't feel right to me, it seems a bit shallow. I do feel for him and his free-spirited nature although oftentimes, I rolled my eyes upon reading the words he used to talk about the women he encountered.
As for Narcissus, despite all his wisdoms and viewpoints, being the first-billing titular character, I expected more of him.
Now, Goldmund. His admiration to women, his (kind of Oedipal) love of his mother doesn't feel right to me, it seems a bit shallow. I do feel for him and his free-spirited nature although oftentimes, I rolled my eyes upon reading the words he used to talk about the women he encountered.
As for Narcissus, despite all his wisdoms and viewpoints, being the first-billing titular character, I expected more of him.
voodoo_dexter's review against another edition
4.0
I'm overwhelmed by the writing and how important character building is for the story to have a stronghold on the spectator. It took me back to the time when I was exposing myself to Fyodor Dostoevsky. The author has a good command over the storytelling and even greater hold and description of the character building.