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carrie_bize's review against another edition
4.0
Das Buch hat mich echt berührt. Die Gefühle sind sehr greifbar und eindringlich. Der Schreibstil ist verdammt gut.
amikael's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
olya_hakob's review against another edition
Erst nach meinem dritten Versuch über mehrere Jahre konnte ich das Buch zu Ende lesen. Es liegt daran, dass manche Abschnitte sich eher schleppend lesen. Die Sprache ist jedoch äußerst ausdrucksstark und in vielen Passagen überwältigend schön.
cinnamonfox's review against another edition
Leagănul respirației de Herta Muller a fost prima mea întâlnire cu autoarea și chiar am încercat să avansez cu lectura, dar stilul fragmentat m-a plictisit teribil, nu-mi păsa nici măcar un pic de personaje, iar subiectul e departe de a se număra printre preferatele mele. Nu știu dacă voi mai încerca altceva de la autoare. Tind să cred că nu sunt deloc publicul țintă pentru romanele sale.
ovenbird_reads's review against another edition
2.0
Around the World: Romania
I really wanted to like this. It had some impressive moments, some images that caused my stomach to lurch in surprise and I have to give Muller credit for the unique style of this novel. But I just didn't like it. Frankly, I was bored. I couldn't connect to the protagonist, and the level of detail provided about every speck of dust and every scrap of food became wearing and frustrating. There isn't really a moving plot here--just poetic descriptions, images, and microscopic examinations of the minutiae of life in a forced labour camp. I eventually started skipping over huge sections, sometimes entire chapters just to get to the end. I realize that the structure and focus of the book was purposeful. I can appreciate Muller's project--an attempt to capture the bizarre contrast between the mundane and the horrific in the labour camp setting. Starvation takes away humanity, leaving empty husks of people in its wake, so its no surprise that there is no energy in the text, nothing moving. But I could only deal with so many descriptions of lice and potato peels. It was all too depressing. There were very few moments of joy, nothing to give the reader hope, nothing to temper the despair. So, unfortunately, I didn't like this book, and only pressed on because it won the Nobel Prize, otherwise I would have stopped after the first few chapters. I want to stress that I don't think this was bad writing. It may even have been a deeply important book, but I personally wasn't provoked by it.
I really wanted to like this. It had some impressive moments, some images that caused my stomach to lurch in surprise and I have to give Muller credit for the unique style of this novel. But I just didn't like it. Frankly, I was bored. I couldn't connect to the protagonist, and the level of detail provided about every speck of dust and every scrap of food became wearing and frustrating. There isn't really a moving plot here--just poetic descriptions, images, and microscopic examinations of the minutiae of life in a forced labour camp. I eventually started skipping over huge sections, sometimes entire chapters just to get to the end. I realize that the structure and focus of the book was purposeful. I can appreciate Muller's project--an attempt to capture the bizarre contrast between the mundane and the horrific in the labour camp setting. Starvation takes away humanity, leaving empty husks of people in its wake, so its no surprise that there is no energy in the text, nothing moving. But I could only deal with so many descriptions of lice and potato peels. It was all too depressing. There were very few moments of joy, nothing to give the reader hope, nothing to temper the despair. So, unfortunately, I didn't like this book, and only pressed on because it won the Nobel Prize, otherwise I would have stopped after the first few chapters. I want to stress that I don't think this was bad writing. It may even have been a deeply important book, but I personally wasn't provoked by it.
emybooksandcoffee's review against another edition
4.0
“Some say that over time homesickness loses its specific content, that it starts to smolder and only then becomes all-consuming, because it’s no longer focused on a concrete home.”
"Hunger is not a bunk or a bed frame, otherwise it could be measured. Hunger is not an object.”
"Hunger is not a bunk or a bed frame, otherwise it could be measured. Hunger is not an object.”
lisaschz's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0