Diogo Miguel
Premissa interessante que poderia ter sido melhor aprofundada.
As personagens não são tão cativantes como em «A Insustentável Leveza do Ser».
Robin did not Cook with this book :(
Some quick notes:
- I really don't see the point of revealing the entire plot within the first few pages of the book, everything that happens afterwards is too predicable.
- Besides being predicable, the plot progress extremely slowly and only in the middle of the book does it begin to exhibit some semblance of development, albeit in a predictable and subdued manner.
- We get it, the doctor, Jack, is a sarcastic person, there's no need to remember that every single page.
- I find the author's approach to autism troubling. It seems that Jack, the doctor, uses autism as a justification for seeking an escape from reality. At one point, he even draws a comparison between autism and neuroblastoma in terms of the emotional toll (when speaking about his kids having these conditions), equating the two in a way that feels inappropriate.
- The way the doctor speaks with his wife made me cringe a bit.
Overall, while the plot has a promising premise, it falls short in its development. I managed to reach the end of the book primarily due to my interest in the biotechnology jargon used. Each time I encountered these terms, I would be like “omg I learned about this” (however, I must admit that I have some complaints about how certain terms were explained).
Julgo que a premissa teria sido mais interessante se Joseph K. tivesse sido prontamente condenado a transformar-se numa barata e que, a partir desta onírica metamorfose, Kafka explorasse, como tão bem sabe fazer, o absurdo da vida e a frustração da burocracia. Penso que se Kafka fosse vivo, este teria sido capaz de escrever uma excelente obra partindo da premissa aqui descrita :(
crl nunca pensei que me custasse tanto para chegar à famosa frase do “One must imagine Sisyphus happy”
Acabar uma obra deste género que me acompanhou nos últimos meses da minha vida deixa sempre uma lágrima no canto do olho :´)
conceito giro e tal mas tive de confirmar 3 vezes que não tinha as páginas finais coladas e que me faltava ler algo porque what the fuck was that