Ho deciso di rileggerlo perché a scuola lessi solo gli ultimi dieci capitoli (causa bocciatura, entrai in seconda e le mie compagne in prima si erano già fatte mezzo libro). Ho un'edizione per Kindle che fa paura (costava solo 0.77£!), comunque non so perché ricordavo un libro meraviglioso...Invecch
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Ho deciso di rileggerlo perché a scuola lessi solo gli ultimi dieci capitoli (causa bocciatura, entrai in seconda e le mie compagne in prima si erano già fatte mezzo libro). Ho un'edizione per Kindle che fa paura (costava solo 0.77£!), comunque non so perché ricordavo un libro meraviglioso...Invecchiando sto diventando ancora più cinica? La storia sarebbe pure avvincente eh, ma c'è qualcosa che mi disturba a 'sto giro.
A very good book from avery good journalist. It is as chilling as it is enlightening, at least if you haven't read anything else on North Korea. Very well researched and with an impressive bibliography at the end.
Reading about characters that disappear for the following thousands of pages; leaving cliffhangers open and without following for the same thousands of pages; introducing tons of families, names, alliances... I have grown accustomed to George RR's writing, but in all honesty, it's really pissing me
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Reading about characters that disappear for the following thousands of pages; leaving cliffhangers open and without following for the same thousands of pages; introducing tons of families, names, alliances... I have grown accustomed to George RR's writing, but in all honesty, it's really pissing me off. I am now seriously doubting that this epic will reach a conclusion, and I think that there's no better way to ruin it than keep writing books like "A feast for crows" and "A dance with dragons". The first three books of ASOIAF were really good (especially "A storm of swords"), but it's a free fall from then on. And the bit that makes me more upset is that I want to keep reading them.
It has some good moments. But frankly, George RR, what's the point? I have a burning curiosity since the end of Clash of kings: WHERE IN SEVEN HELLS IS THEON GREYJOY? Other questions, in a random order: do we care about all the existing small houses under the sun? And what happened to Bran Rickon H
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It has some good moments. But frankly, George RR, what's the point? I have a burning curiosity since the end of Clash of kings: WHERE IN SEVEN HELLS IS THEON GREYJOY? Other questions, in a random order: do we care about all the existing small houses under the sun? And what happened to Bran Rickon Hodor Sam Gilly etc under the wall? And why on earth should we buy this commercial maneuvre, where nothing happens, characters are just more evil than usual, or travelling around the world? Where are the editors? At least I didn't have to wat years for this, and I won't have to wait 6 for the following instalment either. I just really hope George RR gets the grips of this before it's too late and we all die of boredom.
A boring faff. I couldn't detect the point around which this book is written. And I'm a Tube geek, so I thought it would hold at least something interesting. Nope.
Tim Birkhead is a professor at Sheffield Uni, and after taking part in two of his lectures for the public at a couple of festivals in Sheffield I decided to read this book. He is an absolute pleasure to hear, funny and always keeping the attention span up. I read "Promiscuity" in Italian years ago a
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Tim Birkhead is a professor at Sheffield Uni, and after taking part in two of his lectures for the public at a couple of festivals in Sheffield I decided to read this book. He is an absolute pleasure to hear, funny and always keeping the attention span up. I read "Promiscuity" in Italian years ago and din't like it, must have been the translator's fault? But then, this book didn't blow my mind either. It is good, well researched and all you want, but really something didn't click.
A wee bit twisted plot, I'm finding it hard to follow smoothly. But it's good, don't be put off! I got absolutely sucked in towards the end and read the last 200 pages in a day. But there are still things I don't get, it must be I'm daft.
Menomale me ne sono liberata in nove giorni (finendolo veramente a fatica). L'idea sarebbe pure interessante, sicuramente per gente tipo me che vive di fantascienza e distopie future. Poi dai, c'è pure uno storico come personaggio, diamogli questo merito. Ma davvero due palle così, finire un libro d
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Menomale me ne sono liberata in nove giorni (finendolo veramente a fatica). L'idea sarebbe pure interessante, sicuramente per gente tipo me che vive di fantascienza e distopie future. Poi dai, c'è pure uno storico come personaggio, diamogli questo merito. Ma davvero due palle così, finire un libro dove non succede granché... Non posso aggiungere altro, perché odio quelli che scrivono fiumi di parole, e francamente perché non mi va di parlare di questo pacco per un altro minuto.
I've finally made peace with the fact that so-called "classics" are not my thing, if we want to generalise. This one is no exception. Incredibly boring, even though the idea is genius.
14 anni dopo
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Ho un'edizione per Kindle che fa paura (costava solo 0.77£!), comunque non so perché ricordavo un libro meraviglioso...Invecch ... (
Ho deciso di rileggerlo perché a scuola lessi solo gli ultimi dieci capitoli (causa bocciatura, entrai in seconda e le mie compagne in prima si erano già fatte mezzo libro).
Ho un'edizione per Kindle che fa paura (costava solo 0.77£!), comunque non so perché ricordavo un libro meraviglioso...Invecchiando sto diventando ancora più cinica? La storia sarebbe pure avvincente eh, ma c'è qualcosa che mi disturba a 'sto giro.