In the Depth of PostmodernismFelsefe
I've never read a book that was both so complex and so organized at the same time as this one. Metafiction, fragmented structure, questioning metanarratives, posthumanism, postcolonialism, and all the "post-" are combined in this book. The book's self-reflective nature and its direct conversation with the reader have made it one of my favorite books written from a second-person perspective. It has a style that leads the reader into paradoxes, confuses them, and definitely broadens their horizons. Especially the stories that follow each episode are like a narrative version of the main plot of that episode. For example, in the first chapter, we, as readers, embark on a journey. A reading journey. The title of the next chapter is "If on a winter's night a traveler". So it's about someone who's embarked on a journey, a traveler. But this episode is cut short, and our character's journey is interrupted. Just like we, the readers, are constantly interrupted by the narrator throughout this book. There's a mystery in this chapter. We don't know what that mystery is. We also encounter a mystery while reading this book; which book are we reading? Why is the book incomplete? Where is the rest? And in the next chapter, we, the readers, are on the hunt for the continuation of the previous story. We go to the bookstore and find another story that could be a sequel. But this story we found has been replaced by the main story. Just like the main plot of the story we are about to read. So throughout the book, we, the readers and narrators, speak first, taking on an active role. At the end of each chapter, we read a different story. And these stories are like continuations of the previous chapter's narrative.
This rather confusing book achieves its purpose: it bores the reader. But
This book had been showing up on my YouTube for a long time, and from what I understood, the reviews weren’t very positive. I wanted to read it without being influenced by any opinions and decide for myself after finishing it—but I can say this: from the very first chapter, I was like, what am I even reading?
Is it possible to not connect with a single character? They were all boring, like robots with just one assigned role. You’ll be the best friend, you’ll only exist for one chapter. Some things were way too obvious—for example, I immediately understood that the letter wasn’t from the mother. And then there were those birdcages, and the ring inside the cage…
I don’t know, there was absolutely no chemistry between the two main characters. Zero romance. And honestly, we didn’t even get a proper “second chance” story. Blair felt like a teenager, and Declan was just… unclear as a character. The “just friends” trope also felt pointless. And for example, the whole Lottie situation felt rushed and underdeveloped.
Honestly, I’ve realized not everyone is meant to be a writer—but if you already have a fanbase, becoming one seems pretty easy. I really wanted to like this book, but it didn’t even give the rom-com vibe I was hoping for. I only kept reading just to finish it, because from beginning to end, everything was so predictable. Somehow their problems would get resolved, and of course, it would end with a marriage proposal…
It fell far below my expectations. I don’t think I’d recommend it—unless you enjoy boring romance stories.
Bu kitap çok uzun zamandır YouTube'da karşıma çıkıyordu ve anladığım kadarıyla yapılan yorumlar pek olumlu değildi. Hiçbir yorum beni etkilemeden okumak istedim ve kitaba okuduktan sonra kararımı vermek istedim ama şunu söyleyebilirim ki, ilk
Bazı hikâyeler tam tahmin ettiğin gibi ilerler. Bazılarıysa son sayfada tüm bildiklerini sorgulatır. 🤯
Ters köşeleri seviyorsan, seni sonuna kadar merakta bırakacak 3 kitap önerisini keşfetmeye hazır ol!
Selamlar. Ben kitabın genel olarak abartıldığını düşünüyorum. Savaşın bütün trajedisini yansıtan bir hikaye olarak deneyime puanım 10/10 ancak kitabın işleyişi, evren, karakterler, anlatım gibi kriterleri değerlendirdiğimde puanım 8/10’e düşüyor.
Yorum kısmına geçmeden önce kitabı nasıl okuduğumu anlatarak başlamak istiyorum. Ben kitapları postitleyen biriyim. Bu kitabı okurken de bir renk postiti bilgi içeren bölümlere ayırdım. Yazar evren, olayların geçmişi, politika, güç itemleri, simya mantığı gibi gibi konularda bütün bilgileri hikaye akışında parça parça veriyor. Seri bir şekilde okuyup geçtiğinizde arada önemli bilgileri kaçırıyorsunuz. Yazarın akışta verdiği neredeyse her minik bilgi parçası kitabın ilerleyen bölümlerinde önemli bir detay haline geliyor. Birinci bölümü bitirdiğimde -300. sayfada - o kadarda önemsemediğim bilgi parçalarının başıma bela olacağını anlayıp kitabı baştan taradım ve bu bilgi parçalarını tekrar okuyup geri dönebilmek için postitledim. Size de en baştan okurken okuduğunuz her yeni bilgiyi postitlemenizi tavsiye ediyorum ki çok fazla katmanı olan bu kitaptan maksimum keyfi alabilin.
Kitapla ilgili söyleyeceğim bir sürü negatif şey var ama kitabın geçtiği savaş atmosferi o kadar iyiydi ki kitabın sonuna kadar merak ederek okudum. Kitap genel anlamda çok katmanlı. Ciddi bir politik altyapı işlemiş yazar. Sönmeyen Alev ülkeyi yöneten bir tarikat aslında. Bir tarafta Paladia’yı yöneten Sönmeyen Alev diğer tarafta da ülkenin sanayisini yönet metal loncaları var. Dini temsil eden ve kutsandıkları için ülkeyi sonsuza kadar yönetmeye hakları olduğunu düşünen Holdfast ailesi ve Sonsuz Alev’le ülkenin ekonomisi ve sanayisini elinde tutan metal loncalarının arası nesillerdir gergin. Morrough’nun gelmesiyle birlikte loncalar Morrough’un arafında
Spoiler alert!!! But it was disappointing
I honestly don't know where to start... I guess this story meant to have feminist themes, but the characters were so shallow and caricatural that it actually felt anti-feminist.
Actually, the whole story reads like an anti-feminist's idea of a dystopian liberal women's community.
It's baffling that the premise relies on a community of women who want to live away from men, yet they are still so heavily dependent on a male writer for their economic well-being.
There are digital jobs, you know? A lot of women sell things on Etsy or find creative ways to make a living.
We see real-world examples of resilient women (even those who never had the chance to go to school) supporting themselves and their communities independently every day. Yet, this book insists on keeping everything male-oriented. There were no inspiring stories here, just women needing a male writer to make money so they could live like Smurfs.
ALSO, THEY COULD HAVE JUST FOUND A FEMALE WRITER WHO WANTED TO LIVE ON AN ISLAND!
Also, sorry, but what was that murder plan? Grady lying on the road dressed as a woman? Really? Is this dude a cartoon bandit? And why the cross-dressing? This is the second Alice Feeney book I've read where the villain is a man dressed as a woman.
Furthermore, how did his wife not hear him talking on the ground, see the phone, or hear the car approaching through the call? It feels like the author tried too hard to create a twist, to the point where it stopped making any sense.
Anyway, to be fair, this book was actually interesting and I couldn't stop reading for a while but the ending was just so disappointing that it immediately lost 3 stars from me.
Puan vermedi·354 syf.·
2025 20. kitabı
girlllll, is the second book keeping up the same vibe as the first??? usually i get super bored with all the little details in series like this but this one was sooo addictive, it legit stole my sleep and threw me right back into my teenage years hahahah also we had a total green flag guy in there (hey!!!!!). the crew kinda broke my heart for a bit in this book but then they fixed it (thankfully), so we’re good. and koy n willa’s ending???? plus SAINT..... our DAD....... I KNEW we were loved more than anything!!!!!!! big thanks to the author for this ride, bye
Silent Patient ( story wise writing)
Now that I have finished reading “ the silent patient”, I am very amazed by the ability of the author who truly made me shocked at the end of the story that he happens to call psychological detective story… people prefer calling this book a novel but I bet it doesn’t last too long after reading the book or coming to an end that was shockingly twisted. Spoiler - The therapist would be the last person to be suspicious of as he made it sound very normal and approached to every scene and detail as a therapist whose main job is to help people. BUT never mind, nothing is the way it seems like in this life, Turkish people say if everything was the way it seemed like then water from sea would appear blue in our hands. This is what I felt when seeing the truth, the kind of truth I wouldn’t be able to imagine if Theo, the therapist didn’t reveal if at the end of the story. Or should I say the beginning of an end ? Do stories truly end or what we call “ ending” is a beginning of a new chapter…. He approached and had written it in a way that made him sound look or even appear like a “ real therapist” who carry feelings of morality, depth, integrity and truly has compassion and eager to help people who are in trouble… like Alicia….. A person, a human being, an artist who was mentally sick as the members of Grove called…. She was a psycho in their interpretations…. But who knows what drew her to kill him? Who truly has enough empathy to try to understand what she went through to do such a thing rather than being as anyone else and calling her a “ bitch” how easy it must be to call someone that… when you don’t know anything except what police officers or investigators say… As people or human beings who immediately call someone “guilty” without giving it a try to understand or