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fantastiskfiktion's review against another edition
1.0
http://fantastiskfiktion.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/syndafall-i-wilmslow/
eikaia's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
sgab's review against another edition
1.0
Uno di quei libri che non sono riuscito a finire. Mi dispiace, adoro la storia di Turing, ma questo libro è talmente cervellotico che dopo 200 pagine non riesci più a seguirlo. Ci riproverò più avanti
the_reviewer's review against another edition
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
frooblie's review against another edition
3.0
I hoped to have learned more about Turing, but instead, the book told the basics of the story through the improbable vehicle of a daydreaming, self-sabotaging policeman who, deep down, wishes he hadn’t given up on math. By the end, I was rooting for the poor guy, even if he and everyone he knew was kind of a strange appendage to Turing’s story.
I’m sure if I hadn’t been familiar with Turing’s life and death, this would have been a different book, as there would have been some element of discovery. I don’t know how authors accomplish the telling a story starting at the end and still engaging the reader, but this didn’t do it.
That said, I lift my glass to Turing, a brilliant mind destroyed by fear.
I’m sure if I hadn’t been familiar with Turing’s life and death, this would have been a different book, as there would have been some element of discovery. I don’t know how authors accomplish the telling a story starting at the end and still engaging the reader, but this didn’t do it.
That said, I lift my glass to Turing, a brilliant mind destroyed by fear.
rojo25's review against another edition
4.0
Outstanding. Story of Alan Turing, who decrypted the German Enigma code and the events surrounding his death. A lot of good information and very entertaining.
himpersonal's review against another edition
1.0
Such a strong premise and a complete failure to deliver. I’ve been reading a bunch of his books, trying so hard to like them. I give up. I think something might be getting lost in translation. The dialogue gets lost in too much minutiae, and I know it takes place when being gay was illegal, but it’s hard to imagine anyone pondering what it meant to be gay the way these characters did. It was too unnatural in presentation for me.
mateusjobim's review
challenging
informative
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
lgiegerich's review against another edition
3.0
I think this was originally written many years ago, & just translated into English. If so, I'm sure all this stuff about Alan Turing's life & death was fascinating to readers, but for a t just rehashed a lot of stuff I already knew. & the original character, the constable investigating his suicide, was more or less a cipher, & ended up being a lot less interesting than I thought at the beginning. The ending was also strangely abrupt. Ah well.