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castral's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
yanice97's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
jaxattax354's review against another edition
5.0
It amazes me how one book can simultaneously warn you about the dangers of allowing yourself to fall in love and the dangers of being too closed off to love.
“…I am very well aware, despite what people say, that a missed opportunity often recurs, whereas one can never retract a hasty action.”
“…I am very well aware, despite what people say, that a missed opportunity often recurs, whereas one can never retract a hasty action.”
juliclappier's review against another edition
3.0
Para el lector moderno este libro se vuelve un poco denso. El formato epistolar no ayuda, sin embargo, da cuenta de la hipocresía con la que la sociedad aristocrática del siglo XVIII se movía. Es fascinante la libertad moral con la que se manejaban los personajes principales, la marquesa y el vizconde. Además de que los pone en nivel de igualdad con respecto al género que me parece excelente. Aunque transcurre en una época muy machista y siendo mujer ella sigue estando en desventaja con respecto a el, ambos son igual de desalmados y calculadores, lo cual demuestra que no importan el género, si sos una porquería, sos una porquería. El desarrollo de los personajes es increíble. Se convierten en nuestros amigos, somos sus confidentes, queremos saber que pasa, esa es la ventaja del formato epistolar. Es un libro para leer con tiempo y con paciencia.
En otro plano, está edición particularmente es bellísima pero con muchos errores ortográficos. Lo cual lo volvió bastante molesto de leer ya que eran bastantes y obvios. Por ejemplo una coma en vez de un punto, palabras que faltaban, etc.
En otro plano, está edición particularmente es bellísima pero con muchos errores ortográficos. Lo cual lo volvió bastante molesto de leer ya que eran bastantes y obvios. Por ejemplo una coma en vez de un punto, palabras que faltaban, etc.
dukegregory's review against another edition
3.0
3.5
I hate epistolary novels, but this is as good an epistolary novel as you're going to get.
I hate epistolary novels, but this is as good an epistolary novel as you're going to get.
arszania's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
jorge5408's review against another edition
5.0
Esta es mi novela epistolar favorita. Incluso, es mi novela favorita y punto. Nunca me había vivido tanto un texto.
bioniquetamere's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
automne's review against another edition
emotional
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
kbaker20's review against another edition
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Les Liaisons dangereuses by Choderlos de Laclos is the basis for the movie Cruel Intentions (1999). This has been on my shelf for years and I did not know this going in. It was first published in 1782 in Paris and I still found it even more scandalous and engrossing than the movie. The story unfolds through letters the characters send to each other. Their flattery and flowery language used to incite passion and jealousy as they recount their navigations around the rigid high society order they contemptuously observe.
The character that surprised me was the Marquise de Merteuil. As cruel as she was, I felt for her a little bit. You don’t quite the full origin story, but as a modern woman you fill in the blanks. In a time when girls were married off at 14 years of age to men twice their age, you cannot fault a once unwitting pawn to aspire to becoming the queen of the game.
The character that surprised me was the Marquise de Merteuil. As cruel as she was, I felt for her a little bit. You don’t quite the full origin story, but as a modern woman you fill in the blanks. In a time when girls were married off at 14 years of age to men twice their age, you cannot fault a once unwitting pawn to aspire to becoming the queen of the game.