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kensho's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
ladymeleys's review against another edition
5.0
Esta novela no era lo que esperaba, resultó siendo muchísimo más, es realmente un elogio a la lectura, un homenaje al amor por los libros y por la lectura (dos vicios diferentes) que muchos tenemos en común.
La trama se plantea de forma muy original con un punto ideal de balance entre el realismo y la tragedia narrado como un humor inteligente y con un tono intelectual interesante.
Es una historia que se lee rápido, no se puede decir que sea precisamente ligera, pero si es muy fluida y que se deja leer bien. Empatizas al instante con el pequeño ratón que se vuelve tan inteligente que no comprende ciertas cosas y con su amigo el escritor, con el cual forjas un lazo en el que puedes hasta cuestionar los tantos prejuicios.
Firmin enfrenta su situación con ironía y humor pero el lector lo recibe con tristeza, sientes a cada página esa sensación en la que no perteneces a ningún sitio porque es incomprendido por todos, balanceándose en mundos que no encaja y a los que quiere pertenecer. “Angustioso a veces, muy triste otras, pero sin perder el afán por pertenecer al lugar al que quieres pertenecer de corazón, aun sabiendo que no pueda ser.”
Hasta la nota del autor que había al final del libro no descubrí que ciertos acontecimientos que aparecen en la novela tienen base real, por tanto en este libro también se cuentan hechos reales más allá de la ficción.
Recomendadísimo!!!
La trama se plantea de forma muy original con un punto ideal de balance entre el realismo y la tragedia narrado como un humor inteligente y con un tono intelectual interesante.
Es una historia que se lee rápido, no se puede decir que sea precisamente ligera, pero si es muy fluida y que se deja leer bien. Empatizas al instante con el pequeño ratón que se vuelve tan inteligente que no comprende ciertas cosas y con su amigo el escritor, con el cual forjas un lazo en el que puedes hasta cuestionar los tantos prejuicios.
Firmin enfrenta su situación con ironía y humor pero el lector lo recibe con tristeza, sientes a cada página esa sensación en la que no perteneces a ningún sitio porque es incomprendido por todos, balanceándose en mundos que no encaja y a los que quiere pertenecer. “Angustioso a veces, muy triste otras, pero sin perder el afán por pertenecer al lugar al que quieres pertenecer de corazón, aun sabiendo que no pueda ser.”
Hasta la nota del autor que había al final del libro no descubrí que ciertos acontecimientos que aparecen en la novela tienen base real, por tanto en este libro también se cuentan hechos reales más allá de la ficción.
Recomendadísimo!!!
onavros's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
rammy's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
ariiannafiacco's review against another edition
3.0
⭐⭐⭐ e ½
“esteriormente ero il me stesso di sempre, affabile. chi mai poteva capire che dentro di me si celava un cuore infranto?”
“esteriormente ero il me stesso di sempre, affabile. chi mai poteva capire che dentro di me si celava un cuore infranto?”
karinamitc's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
headingnorth's review against another edition
5.0
Read for the second time. It's still one of my favorites. My review is here.
p. 33 "If there is one thing a literary education is good for it is to fill you with a sense of doom."
p. 63 "I understood now that he needed the big wire basket on the front of his bicycle just to cart around his enormous despair..."
p. 122 "I always think everything is going to last forever, but nothing ever does."
p. 138 "A rat's life is short and painful, painful but quickly over, and yet it feels long while it lasts."
p. 33 "If there is one thing a literary education is good for it is to fill you with a sense of doom."
p. 63 "I understood now that he needed the big wire basket on the front of his bicycle just to cart around his enormous despair..."
p. 122 "I always think everything is going to last forever, but nothing ever does."
p. 138 "A rat's life is short and painful, painful but quickly over, and yet it feels long while it lasts."
onyxisalive's review against another edition
3.0
This book had a very interesting premise.
In regards to the writing it was solid. The book is told from the perspective of future Firmin and there are some points when the book become very immersed in the present, but whenever we come back to future Firmin it never feel jarring. However, there are lots of references to book in here randomly in passages - I understand this is Firmin's memoir and he is a literary rat, but it happens so much it gets a little annoying. Also, the lists in here (whenever they appear) are so long it is extremely excessive.
This book is quite sad. Seeing Firmin's isolation from his own kind and his inevitable failure to be apart of human society despite his desire to do so was very sad.
Seeing his one sided relationships with humans was interesting and, despite knowing where they were going, it was quite sad to read.
I think that Firmin as a character is a little hard to connect to on account of some of his more dodgy behaviours, but he did feel consistent and me feeling sorry for him did make it easy to follow him along.
While this book did make me feel sorry for him, I never felt really sad or heart warmed by any of this as it felt like outside of loneliness the emotional aspects of this book could have been a little more developed - however, this definitely does suffer due to him not being likeable.
<spoiler.Seeing the decay of the neighbourhood was cool.
It took me ages to realise that Norman and Shine were the same person.
All in all, a very interesting premise - it did feel a little long at some points it was quite good and I believe it was worth the read.
The cover was cool and the rat decals on the pages were fun.
In regards to the writing it was solid. The book is told from the perspective of future Firmin and there are some points when the book become very immersed in the present, but whenever we come back to future Firmin it never feel jarring. However, there are lots of references to book in here randomly in passages - I understand this is Firmin's memoir and he is a literary rat, but it happens so much it gets a little annoying. Also, the lists in here (whenever they appear) are so long it is extremely excessive.
This book is quite sad. Seeing Firmin's isolation
Seeing his one sided relationships with humans was interesting and, despite knowing where they were going, it was quite sad to read.
I think that Firmin as a character is a little hard to connect to on account of
While this book did make me feel sorry for him, I never felt really sad or heart warmed by any of this as it felt like outside of loneliness the emotional aspects of this book could have been a little more developed - however, this definitely does suffer due to him not being likeable.
<spoiler.Seeing the decay of the neighbourhood was cool.
It took me ages to realise that Norman and Shine were the same person.
All in all, a very interesting premise - it did feel a little long at some points it was quite good and I believe it was worth the read.
The cover was cool and the rat decals on the pages were fun.
hunziker's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5