samihami's Reviews (112)

Didion’s narrative style combined with snippets of scientific articles and quotes from all kinds of people creates an authentic and exquisite take on grief, mourning and love. Her view of independence of one and dependence on another draws the reader into the story and creates an intimate bond between them and the author. Stunning writing with every word carefully picked.  

Skvela kritika ceskeho naroda a jeho letme hrdosti. Vypravec romantizuje revoluci a vyobrazuje tim nadlehceny pohled na smrt a utrpeni. Misty zdlihave (-0.5), ale jinak naprosto uspokujici a zabavne. 

Pinball (I read Wind as a separate novel), a great novel of love, dedication, frustration with one’s identity, finding your purpose, traditions, ways of life, obsession and more.

The Rat decides to search for new future and main character hunts after his past.

In places I can’t tell if Murakami was just high  however I just think my mind is not divine enough to understand some passages and I don’t mind a single bit. 

I couldn’t find sense in it. +3 stars for the creative narrative style and the theme of culture, traditions, and going against them. -2 because it seems

like vegetarianism is a sign of mental condition (since Yeong-hye ends up having an ed, attempts suicide, dissociates completely, and exhibits unusual behaviour) and because it just didn’t make sense to me. The dream inputs in the beginning were confusing, the characters seemed to have been quite one dimensional and Yeong-hye’s mental state just felt out of place and a little but silly. 

 
Though I must say I enjoyed the depiction of

marital SA as that rarely gets acknowledged or represented and isn’t commonly shown so realistically as it is The Vegetarian.

Overall it’s okay but wouldn’t recommend it to someone out of nowhere or reread it. 

Keep in mind that this can be triggering for some. 

Great first-hand perspective on the Iranian revolution and the regime after. The child narrator is appropriate for this book and makes it so much more enjoyable to read. The illustrations are a perfect touch as they depict well what the narrator’s delivering. 

Neustále se hádají, neposlouchají se, dělají, co si přejí, lžou si, nemluví spolu, nesdílejí humor, nerozumí si, nekomunikují, jsou sobečtí a to z tohoto díla dělá jedno z nejlidštějších děl. Postavy jsou lidské a podpořené přesvědčivým a přirozeným vypravěčským stylem je dílo rychlá četba plná frustrace a smíchu. 

Too personal at the moment. Makes me feel vulnerable and targeted - I enjoy that kind of literature but this was too difficult. Definitely will pick it up next time, just not now. 

I’m not interested anymore. 

It was a bit boring and too triggering at the time. Maybe some time in the futur but definitely not now.