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Embers
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I just didn't get this one.
This book is full of philosophical nonsense that fails to make an impact.
The main character is an uninteresting aristocrat with a victim mentality. He spends the entire book finding new and clumsy ways to say, "Woe is me."
The book is 213 pages long. It takes Sandor Marai 133 pages to pose his question, and another 70 pages to say that he doesn't need to hear the answer.
The real failure of this book is that Marai creates the background of a few other characters who are far more appealing than the silver spoon fed Henrik, but these take such a backseat to the bourgeous baby that I wondered why Marai bothered to go into such detail of them. I would much rather hear the story of Nini, Henrik's lifelong nurse, or Konrad, his conflicted best friend.
This book is full of philosophical nonsense that fails to make an impact.
The main character is an uninteresting aristocrat with a victim mentality. He spends the entire book finding new and clumsy ways to say, "Woe is me."
The book is 213 pages long. It takes Sandor Marai 133 pages to pose his question, and another 70 pages to say that he doesn't need to hear the answer.
The real failure of this book is that Marai creates the background of a few other characters who are far more appealing than the silver spoon fed Henrik, but these take such a backseat to the bourgeous baby that I wondered why Marai bothered to go into such detail of them. I would much rather hear the story of Nini, Henrik's lifelong nurse, or Konrad, his conflicted best friend.
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May 22, 2008
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May 29, 2008
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May 31, 2010 03:30PM
This just made my day.
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"The book is 213 pages long. It takes Sandor Marai 133 pages to pose his question, and another 70 pages to say that he doesn't need to hear the answer."I mean, by the end I wanted to kill him!
1 Star ? --> You have a big problem
In french, it's beautifully written (translated). It's true that it takes a long time to get to the point but if you can enjoy the way it's written, then you won't mind. Also, it's about friendship. A really difficult topic to cover. In my opinion, we need more books that address the topic of (real) friendship.
I agree with you that I would have like to know more about Conrad. He seems like an interesting person.
Sometimes the reviews are better than the book....
I guess some people just don't get this book.
