The Gadfly - Ethel Lilian Voynich • BookLikes (ISBN:1429790350)

The Gadfly

by: Ethel Lilian Voynich (author)

ISBN: 9781429790352 (1429790350)

Edition language: English

Category:

Classics, Novels, Literature, European Literature, British Literature

Series: The Gadfly (#1)

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Elham rated it

11 years ago

http://Elham.booklikes.com Elham 5.0 The Gadfly

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قصد نوشتن ریویو نداشتم ولی بعد از خواندن چند تا از ریویوهای فارسی متوجه شدم که متاسفانه چاپ جدید فارسی این کتاب تحریفات زیادی داره که داستان رو به شکل وحشتناکی مضحک کرده و اون خاصیت اصلی خرمگس رو از بین برده. مثلا در اون لحظه ای که خرمگس تیرباران می شه و برخوردش با مونتانلی در چاپ ایران این طوری نوش...

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Brain Gourmet rated it

12 years ago

http://speranza.booklikes.com Brain Gourmet 3.0 The Gadfly

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I think Voynich is a rather average writer. The story was good yet dull and naïve at times. But there was something about Arthur - I felt connected to him. And the ending... the ending broke my heart. I refuse to accept it.

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tricours rated it

12 years ago

http://tricours.booklikes.com tricours 4.0

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I was hesitant for the first 20% of the book, and then I got drawn in completely. It's a wonderful story, and I think that if I had read it in another language, one that I don't know that well, I would have liked it even more. There was something simplistic about the style of writing, and some dialo...

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