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c8_19's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
3.0
Mostly interesting. Loses some credibility for using Hemingway as an example of craft well-done, like somehow the man knew what he was doing and had impeccable wordsmithing...
Would have loved to see Llosa reference more female writers. As it was, Virginia Woolf is, like, the token lady.
Would have loved to see Llosa reference more female writers. As it was, Virginia Woolf is, like, the token lady.
_dunno_'s review against another edition
3.0
useful and interesting. it reminded me of my old school days, wishing i had such interesting literature classes. it also makes you want to read most of the novels he discusses there.
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ce poti face citind [sau ma rog, dupa ce ai citit] pseudo-epistolele lui llosa:
- sa-ti amintesti cursurile inspide din liceu ale doamnei berbeceanu, care ne dicta cuvios, cuvint cu cuvint comentarii literare de mare exceptie si care se entuziasma pina la catharsis de fiecare data cind cineva din clasa [aceiasi 2-3] citea un roman de buna voie si nesilit de nimeni, motiv pentru care primea un 10 fara exceptie.
- sa te imaginezi intr-un amfiteatru arhiplin, asistind la un curs de-al lui llosa [a fost pentru o perioada si profesor]
- sa completezi lista de carti-musai-de-citit cu inca niste titluri obligatorii
- sa te bucuri in sinea ta [hi hi!] ca mai e cineva [avizat, chiar!] care considera "toti oamenii sint muritori" [s. de beauvoir] o scriitura mediocra.
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ce poti face citind [sau ma rog, dupa ce ai citit] pseudo-epistolele lui llosa:
- sa-ti amintesti cursurile inspide din liceu ale doamnei berbeceanu, care ne dicta cuvios, cuvint cu cuvint comentarii literare de mare exceptie si care se entuziasma pina la catharsis de fiecare data cind cineva din clasa [aceiasi 2-3] citea un roman de buna voie si nesilit de nimeni, motiv pentru care primea un 10 fara exceptie.
- sa te imaginezi intr-un amfiteatru arhiplin, asistind la un curs de-al lui llosa [a fost pentru o perioada si profesor]
- sa completezi lista de carti-musai-de-citit cu inca niste titluri obligatorii
- sa te bucuri in sinea ta [hi hi!] ca mai e cineva [avizat, chiar!] care considera "toti oamenii sint muritori" [s. de beauvoir] o scriitura mediocra.
jasonfurman's review against another edition
4.0
This short book by Mario Vargas Llosa is in the form of letters to an aspiring novelist. It covers all the standard elements of a novel like narration, plot, time, and characters. In the course of it, Vargas Llosa illuminatingly discusses a number of his favorite novels, from 19th Century classics like Madame Bovary to contemporary Latin American novelists.