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Flaubert's Parrot - Community Reviews back

by Julian Barnes
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Books etc.
Books etc. rated it 11 years ago
Despite my fondness for rambling stories, this one didn't enchant me that much. I love a lot of thing about it, Flaubert's life timeline seen from 2 different point of views were great. Also the chapter about animals representation. But some chapters were just tedious and got me counting pages to th...
Books etc.
Books etc. rated it 11 years ago
dua burung kakaktua
SJane
SJane rated it 12 years ago
After reading [b:The Sense of an Ending|10746542|The Sense of an Ending|Julian Barnes|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1311704453s/10746542.jpg|15657664], I was very keen to read another Julian Barnes book. "Flaubert’s Parrot" seems to be his most famous, and I remember reading glowing reviews way back ...
Weltschmerz
Weltschmerz rated it 12 years ago
Prvo, ne mogu da verujem da je isti čovek napiao ovu knjigu i http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/110973.Before_She_Met_Me. Opet, s rezervom da drugu nisam shvatila na pravi način onda kad sam je čitala.,,Floberov papagaj" me je duže vreme vukao iz potpuno iracionalnih razloga. Donela sam dobru odluk...
hungoverdrawn
hungoverdrawn rated it 14 years ago
Took me a long time to get into it, but I'm glad I persevered. Only my second Barnes book (after Metroland) and - I think - widely thought of as his magnum opus, I personally preferred the earlier book. I will read more by him though.
Manny Rayner's book reviews
Manny Rayner's book reviews rated it 33 years ago
Guy gets talking to this doctor on a ferry trip; the doctor just can't understand why his wife killed herself.Flaubert sometimes used to refer to himself as "Gourstave". Barnes translates this as "Flau-bear".And more Flaubert-related musings, vaguely wrapped up as a postmodernist novel. If you're a ...
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