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İntihar (2008)

by Édouard Levé(Favorite Author)

4.07 of 5 Votes: 4

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English

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Fiction

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review 1: Although this is a short book, it feels to me like a fairly comprehensive look at suicide and the reasons that may be behind it -- as well as the philosophical, moral, and social implications of the act. This is the book that made Leve famous to American literary audiences -- hideously enough, through being accompanied by the author's actual suicide -- but I have to say that I enjoyed "Autoportrait" a lot more. He discusses suicide in that book as well but more as a topic in the general sprawling category of life rather than the clear focus it has in this book.I mean no disrespect to Leve's memory -- he was a great artist and I still resonated with this book very much. That's one of the strange things about suicide; it becomes sacrilege to criticize a person after they hav... moree stamped their entire existence as a tragedy by killing themselves. I almost feel like I'm being cruel by not giving this five stars. But I don't think Leve would have minded, being a very critically-minded person himself.
review 2: "Suicide" by Edouard Levé, is a novel told in second person by an unknown narrator who seemed to have been very close to the main character. I thought he could have been a close friend, or even Him, as the narrator seems to know exactly what went through the character's mind all the time, even during times when the character was alone and nobody could have known where he was or what he was thinking. A couple of days after the book was given to the author's publisher, he committed suicide, giving it, in my opinion, an autobiographical aspect. The plot consists of this 'friend' reminiscing his lost friend and talking about the way he'd act in certain situations, the way his depression would affect the way he thought and the way he acted, and so on. I enjoyed the way the book was written, it was easy to follow and it could be read fluently. The style of writing was simple in a way that it just didn't need much unnecessary language, however, I feel like this style was appropriate for the narrator that was telling the story of his friend, as it helped the reader focus more on what he was saying rather than on how he was saying it. I'd categorize this book as biographical fiction, as I think the author tells the story of some aspect of himself. less

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