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Liked It “Is it a delusion or is it really happening? A man is jailed for a crime that defies definition. This is the strange tale of the people who visit him in jail and the bizarre happenings therein. So is he actually hung or does the world simply fall apart? This is the brilliant story about the...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“This is the first book by Nabokov that I've read and I am enjoying it very much. It reads like beautifully rendered dream full of symbolism and crisp imagery. the story wound up ending a little strangly but it made sense in the scope of the story, I liked it very much”
Patrick M wrote this review Wednesday, October 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Is it a delusion or is it really happening? A man is jailed for a crime that defies definition. This is the strange tale of the people who visit him in jail and the bizarre happenings therein. So is he actually hung or does the world simply fall apart? This is the brilliant story about the iron fist of the Russian Bolshevist regime, and its psychological implications.”
anna nicola wrote this review Friday, July 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“What a great novel! The entire novel pivots around the expression "gnostical turpitude"--a delicious phrase that show that Cincinnatus knows too much and is therefore culpable. In fact, I use that expression (gnostical turpitude) as a means to cope with the daily bureaucratic $hit that I deal with on a daily basis where I work.
Mark V wrote this review Friday, March 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
When I recall that Cincinnatus, the main character, in ancient Roman literature, was the one who, while plowing, left it idle to answer the call to serve and save his patria and then, after triumphing, abandoned its power in order to return to his family and continue as provider--when I recall that this Cincinnatus is the one arrested and doomed....
Well, you need to read it to appreciate it like I do.”
“this is quite an easy book to start, but a few chapters in gets somewhat slow. in the end it speeds up a lot though. It is worth reading, but not an absolute must. i enjoyed it quite thoroughly though”
Rachel M wrote this review Tuesday, May 20 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Reading Nabokov is like watching the best in cinematic psychodrama. A schizophrenic perspective at once calm, bemused, frenetic, terrified and completely detached.”
nwhysel wrote this review Tuesday, September 25 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I'm not sure I'd go so far as to agree with "somewhat bizarre but important." Maybe "INCREDIBLY bizarre but thought-provoking." It's been a while, but I remember ITAB as being more whimsical than THE TRIAL but still retaining quite a lot of dark humor. And what, exactly is "gnostical turpitude"?”
tgibfo wrote this review Thursday, August 2 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“somehwat bizzare. but, important.”
potyondyenator wrote this review Tuesday, July 31 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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