Reviews

Oceano mare by Alessandro Baricco

losgoosebumps's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

3.5

patbfer's review against another edition

3.0

A book with a very intriguing and inspiring narrative. It isn’t easy, it requires an attention and will to hold it from the beginning and a availability to understand which story. Yet, and after a few strategical breaks from reading it, I finished with a great sense of how deep, dark, breathtaking the ocean sea is. A must read. But you must be on the right mood to do it.

logolepsy_e's review

4.0

Non lo spegni, il mare, quando brucia nella notte.

La locanda Almayer, un luogo ai confini del mare: un luogo sospeso, fuori dal tempo, fuori dalla logica e dalle regole comuni. Luogo dove convergono tutti i personaggi della vicenda: Elisewin e Padre Pluche, Bartleboom, Plasson, Madame Deverià, il misteriosissimo Adams. Tutti alla ricerca di qualcosa, di una fine, di una persona, di un quadro, di una guarigione.
E poi la storia, apparentemente slegata da tutto, di un terribile naufragio e di una zattera alla deriva in mezzo al mare.
L'incontro di questi elementi e, soprattutto, di questi personaggi, dà vita a questo splendido racconto a cui fa da sfondo il mare. Il mare, infinito, irraggiungibile, salvifico, temibile, pericoloso, invitante.
Come sempre Baricco mi incanta. C'è da dire che questo libro mi ha lasciata un po' dubbiosa e delusa in alcuni passaggi un po' artificiosi, forzati, che sembrano messi lì solo per esibire la splendida prosa dell'autore. Ma per il resto è comunque un bellissimo romanzo, intenso, spettacolare.
E come sempre, quello che più mi colpisce nei racconti di Baricco sono i personaggi: sempre strani, improbabili, surreali ma assolutamente adorabili fino alla loro ultima, stranissima, peculiarità.

ericmellow's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

alicebianchi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

francescaar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

anickgb's review against another edition

5.0

Beautifully haunting

dalefu's review against another edition

5.0

This is the rare occurrence where style over substance is a worthy trade off. I think this author could write an instruction manual and he'd still manage to inject it with such stirring fluent prose that I'd give it 5 stars.

That being said, while the style is what won me over, there is still substance here. Intriguing and convincing characters I was sad to leave at the end of the book. An enchanting setting at a forgotten inn on the oceanfront.

A very unique read, unlike anything I'd read before. I loved it.

ayathamer12's review against another edition

2.0

ذكرتني برواية جنة وجحيم وثم لم يبق احد وبمسلسل ١٨٩٩، شخصيات موراكامي الغرائبية ولوحات ايفان ايفازوفسكي

serco_books's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0