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viridiantre's review against another edition
2.0
that's like the ugly version of yukio mishima's confessions of a mask
sam_alex04's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
robert_bugeja's review against another edition
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
barbarzynka's review against another edition
5.0
Powieść autobiograficzna. Bardzo intymny i naturalistyczny portret dorastającego chłopca, który próbując pogodzić swoje wyobrażenia o świecie i ludziach, toczy wewnętrzną walkę o siebie, swoją odrębność i seksualność. Warstwa fabularna nie przytłacza, bo autor skupia się na kilku wydarzeniach z życia młodego człowieka, które w największy sposób ukształtowały jego osobowość i pragnienia. Natomiast jeśli chodzi o warstwę językową powieści, to .... to jest to dzieło sztuki. 4/5 powieści zajmują przemyślenia głównego bohatera, który prowadzi bardzo bogate życie wewnętrzne. Poddaje wnikliwej i ciekawej analizie swoją rodzinę, przyjaciół, znajomych rodziny, kochanków, nauczycieli., religię. i in. Jest wrażliwym erudytą. Napalonym, wrażliwym erudytą. Język jest wręcz poetycki i gdybym miała w zwyczaju zaznaczać w książkach ciekawe fragmenty, tę bym dosłownie pokreśliła. Kopalnia cytatów.
lauramar93's review against another edition
4.0
It's beautifully-written and tells an interesting story. What else could one ask for?
brnycx's review against another edition
4.0
"but you see, my son, homosexuality isn't just a conflict that needs to be resolved" - his voice picked up those words as thought they were nasty bits of refuse - "homosexuality is also a sin." i think he had no notion how little an effect the word sin had on me. he might just as well have said, "homosexuality is bad juju."
edmund white's (at least semi) autobiographical novel about growing up gay in 1950s america is discordant, ornate, heart-wrenching, and terribly unhappy. the style is poetic and ornate, embellished to such a degree the book feels almost porcelain, beautiful and fragile. while difficult to read in parts, the language is actually a perfect translation of the protagonist-narrator who spins it: edmund-in-the-book is vulnerable and cruel, self-loathing but driven by an inextinguishable desire to survive. he's on the cusp of some sort of self-revelation and acceptance, but - a prisoner of his time and the people within it - never quite manages to get there.
in short, kids are weird and odd and if we just let them know that they are allowed to be different and we don't expect anything else of them, we'd all be a lot happier for it.
edmund white's (at least semi) autobiographical novel about growing up gay in 1950s america is discordant, ornate, heart-wrenching, and terribly unhappy. the style is poetic and ornate, embellished to such a degree the book feels almost porcelain, beautiful and fragile. while difficult to read in parts, the language is actually a perfect translation of the protagonist-narrator who spins it: edmund-in-the-book is vulnerable and cruel, self-loathing but driven by an inextinguishable desire to survive. he's on the cusp of some sort of self-revelation and acceptance, but - a prisoner of his time and the people within it - never quite manages to get there.
in short, kids are weird and odd and if we just let them know that they are allowed to be different and we don't expect anything else of them, we'd all be a lot happier for it.
nathansiu's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
megan_kiwi's review against another edition
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.0