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simonamiller's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
George Sand is so fascinating! I loved reading this I just wish there was less random commentary by the editor between pieces.
blueyorkie's review against another edition
3.0
Heine has devilishly pleasant words. He said this evening, speaking of Alfred de Musset: "He is a young man with a lot of past."
Heine says some very biting things and his protrusions win the day. He believed to be fundamentally wicked, but nothing is further from the truth; his heart is as good as his tongue is terrible. It is tender, affectionate, devoted, romantic in love, weak even, and able to endure the absolute domination. With that, he is cynical, mocking, optimistic, materialistic in words, to frighten, to scandalize anyone who does not know his inner life and the secret of his household. He is like his poems, a mixture of the highest sentimentality and the most buffoonish mockery.
Heine says some very biting things and his protrusions win the day. He believed to be fundamentally wicked, but nothing is further from the truth; his heart is as good as his tongue is terrible. It is tender, affectionate, devoted, romantic in love, weak even, and able to endure the absolute domination. With that, he is cynical, mocking, optimistic, materialistic in words, to frighten, to scandalize anyone who does not know his inner life and the secret of his household. He is like his poems, a mixture of the highest sentimentality and the most buffoonish mockery.
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