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devermismysteris's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-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
suncanstone's review against another edition
Seems like quite a traumatic day in the life of a bank dodrman, but just when you finally get your head round the idea that some people can go through life like that everything changes.
caterinasforza's review against another edition
5.0
☆☆☆☆ really liked it
Okurken, hepimizin içinde bir Jonathan Noel var diye düşündüm. Hangimiz kendimizce haklı sebeplerden insanlardan kaçmaya ya da sınırlarını kendi çizdiğimiz çerçeveden hayata bakmaya çalışmıyoruz ki? Bazen kontrolü elimizde olmayan şeyler yüzünden o çerçeve tuzla buz olduğunda sudan çıkmış balık gibi hissetmeyen var mı?
Süskind'den düşündüren, herkesin kendi değerlerini, yaşama bakışını sorgulamasını bekleyen yapıtı...
Okusanız seversiniz...
Okurken, hepimizin içinde bir Jonathan Noel var diye düşündüm. Hangimiz kendimizce haklı sebeplerden insanlardan kaçmaya ya da sınırlarını kendi çizdiğimiz çerçeveden hayata bakmaya çalışmıyoruz ki? Bazen kontrolü elimizde olmayan şeyler yüzünden o çerçeve tuzla buz olduğunda sudan çıkmış balık gibi hissetmeyen var mı?
Süskind'den düşündüren, herkesin kendi değerlerini, yaşama bakışını sorgulamasını bekleyen yapıtı...
Okusanız seversiniz...
giogiogioo's review against another edition
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
3.25
natalyampc's review against another edition
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
imaginarymeetings's review against another edition
4.0
Well, this was a delightful and somewhat creepy little novella. But it's Süskind, so I was prepared for a couple of disgusting scenes enwrapped in beautiful ones.
It's a short story about a 50+ man whose pursuit to live a life as uneventful as possible (he has his valid reasons to hate surprises) is disrupted by a pigeon squatting outside his abode. The pigeon is not really the problem in my opinion. His unflinching need for routine and safety is, not to mention his easily triggered habit of overthinking. And, I would say, overreacting on his overthinking. No pigeon was harmed in the book.
But I'll leave it to other readers to discuss this little gem in book clubs or something, because that is exactly what kind of read this is.
4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ out of 5.
(Book: The pigeon by Patrick Süskind)
It's a short story about a 50+ man whose pursuit to live a life as uneventful as possible (he has his valid reasons to hate surprises) is disrupted by a pigeon squatting outside his abode. The pigeon is not really the problem in my opinion. His unflinching need for routine and safety is, not to mention his easily triggered habit of overthinking. And, I would say, overreacting on his overthinking. No pigeon was harmed in the book.
But I'll leave it to other readers to discuss this little gem in book clubs or something, because that is exactly what kind of read this is.
4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ out of 5.
(Book: The pigeon by Patrick Süskind)
frith's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
agonzmedina82's review against another edition
3.0
Si hubiese que resumir en muy pocas palabras "La paloma", se podría decir que es una novela breve en la que un neurótico paranoico con TOC, pariente cercano de los protagonistas de las obras de Thomas Bernhard pero con una sintaxis más "normal", cuenta su descenso a los infiernos al toparse con una paloma en la puerta de su casa. Así, sin anestesia.
Muy interesante la construcción psicológica del relato, pues las acciones tangibles son pocas y muy anodinas, pero Süskind consigue sumergirnos en la pérdida de control que Jonathan Noel experimenta sobre su conciencia. Apreciamos un vaivén de lo cómico a lo trágico, de lo sórdido a lo absurdo, solo para darnos cuenta de que compartimos ciertas filias y fobias con un personaje que, de entrada, nos parece demasiado distinto.
Igual estoy malacostumbrado a las novelas de Bernhard o de Faulkner, pero esperaba algún signo distintivo en la sintaxis, alguna concesión a la locura del protagonista en la construcción del discurso que reflejase dicha enajenación. Ese detalle hubiese incrementado la verosimilitud, pero entiendo que es muy difícil crear una marca de estilo o identidad con tales precursores.
Muy interesante la construcción psicológica del relato, pues las acciones tangibles son pocas y muy anodinas, pero Süskind consigue sumergirnos en la pérdida de control que Jonathan Noel experimenta sobre su conciencia. Apreciamos un vaivén de lo cómico a lo trágico, de lo sórdido a lo absurdo, solo para darnos cuenta de que compartimos ciertas filias y fobias con un personaje que, de entrada, nos parece demasiado distinto.
Igual estoy malacostumbrado a las novelas de Bernhard o de Faulkner, pero esperaba algún signo distintivo en la sintaxis, alguna concesión a la locura del protagonista en la construcción del discurso que reflejase dicha enajenación. Ese detalle hubiese incrementado la verosimilitud, pero entiendo que es muy difícil crear una marca de estilo o identidad con tales precursores.
chairmanbernanke's review against another edition
3.0
Man encounters a pigeon, both are transformed.