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italo_carlvino's review
dark
funny
reflective
slow-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
3.5
greycloud's review
3.0
3.5/5
Impresionantes los relatos de Lu Xun, acercando lo que sería la vida cotidiana de China hace 100 años.
El libro está dividido en 3 partes que contienen diferentes tipos de relatos, siendo la última, versiones propias de leyendas chinas (Old Stories Retold). El problema de esto es que, si bien me suenan algunos nombres, no me conozco las historias sin los cambios que ha aplicado Lu Xun, así que la lectura de esta última parte del libro ha sido un poco aburrida.
Para mí la mejor parte ha sido la primera tanda de relatos (Outcry).
Impresionantes los relatos de Lu Xun, acercando lo que sería la vida cotidiana de China hace 100 años.
El libro está dividido en 3 partes que contienen diferentes tipos de relatos, siendo la última, versiones propias de leyendas chinas (Old Stories Retold). El problema de esto es que, si bien me suenan algunos nombres, no me conozco las historias sin los cambios que ha aplicado Lu Xun, así que la lectura de esta última parte del libro ha sido un poco aburrida.
Para mí la mejor parte ha sido la primera tanda de relatos (Outcry).
merrrry's review
reflective
3.0
As with all short story collections, I really liked some of these, but felt absolutely nothing about others. I really liked the title story: The Real Story of Ah Q, and also White Light and the second last one about the heads in the cauldron. I feel like most of these require a lot of careful reading and background knowledge and analysis, which I definitely did not have the energy for after the first half of the book.
For a translated work, I actually quite liked the prose. Although there's an inordinate amount of million dollar words that I had to search up - I'm guessing due to words not translating nicely to English.
Overall, I liked this! I just didn't have the patience to slowly work through it closely enough to appreciate it fully.
For a translated work, I actually quite liked the prose. Although there's an inordinate amount of million dollar words that I had to search up - I'm guessing due to words not translating nicely to English.
Overall, I liked this! I just didn't have the patience to slowly work through it closely enough to appreciate it fully.
jnepal's review
4.0
Really good.
But not Christian by any stretch (i.e. dark without any real hope).
Give me Jesus! :)
But not Christian by any stretch (i.e. dark without any real hope).
Give me Jesus! :)
nabilah's review
5.0
This is quite a book. Lu Xun's skill as a storyteller and writer shines through and i cannot help but to be captivated by his stories especially the Real Story of Ah Q which made me laugh at first but then, made me think afterward. His stories are filled with life lessons that can still be useful today.
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