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Ο στρατηγός της νεκρής στρατιάς by Ismail Kadare, Ισμαήλ Κανταρέ

mariadonnamc's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

rucsandra's review against another edition

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adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

jellyfishes's review against another edition

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3.0

This is good. Parts of it are really good, but I didn’t like it as much as I thought I would.

qendresa's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

floris's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

elvatikan's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

garrett_schaffs's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective medium-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

3.25

ferociablejbear's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

bole1709's review against another edition

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3.0

Slično kao i u knjizi Palata snova, ponovo je Kadare bio jako blizu da me kupi i ponovo nije uspeo. Nisam siguran u šta da uperim prst, ali fali mi to nešto jako jako sitno kako bih stvarno zavoleo Kadarea i njegova dela.

Čitajući ovu knjigu, imao sam osećaj kao da sve ide ka nekom vrhuncu, kako će se svaka od epizoda koje se nižu, svaki i najmanji detalj spojiti u jednom iznenađenju, obrtu na samome kraju do kog, nažalost, nije došlo. Samo me ostavilo razočaranog. Zanimljivo je prikazan život u Albaniji, običaji, odnosi prema strancima i bivšim neprijateljima kao i pogled iz ugla jednog stranca, Italijana. Sve je to super, ali niti ima neke preterane radnje, niti obrta, samo epizode koje bez obrta ostaju upravo to, skup epizoda.

Dok Palata snova neodoljivo podseća na Andrićevo delo i iznenađujuće spominje bitku na Kosovu, u Generalu mrtve armije se pojavljuje Alija Đerzelez što pokazuje uticaj naše književnosti na Kadareovo stvaralaštvo.

pearloz's review against another edition

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4.0

Loved this book, love the concept--an Italian General and regimen sent to recover the bodies of Italian soldiers that died during the WWII invasion of Albania. The writing is spare and precise and makes the plot even more stark. The anecdotes related to the General were also startling--in particular the story of the brothel. And the final climactic scene at the wedding--with old lady Nice showing up with a literal bag of bones--was simultaneously beautiful and distressing.