Ένα βιβλίο που το βρήκα τυχαία στο βιβλιοπωλείο του Πατάκη κ μου κέντρισε το ενδιαφέρον. Ένα κλασικό ρομαντικό story με φόντο την πραγματική αγάπη , εγωιστικούς χαρακτήρες, ίντριγκες, ζήλιες, κρυφούς έρωτες, παρατυπίες, εκμετάλλευση.
Ωραία, ρέουσα γραφή, ευχάριστο ανάγνωσμα γεμάτο εικόνες κ μυρωδιές

PT:
Quando lemos o Prefácio, no qual o próprio autor critica vigorosamente a obra que estamos prestes a ler, enfatizando a sua qualidade limitada e mencionando apenas alguns aspetos positivos, é natural questionar se vale a pena continuar com a leitura. Não temos a certeza se o autor estava a ironiza

Once you commit yourself to exploring all the intricacies of social life and matrimony from the perspective of London and New York's late 19th centuries, then you will enjoy this tale. At that time, marriage between members of the working class and high society were viewed with severe disapproval, w

The novel seems to progress from something like a light operetta comedy to something much deeper and serious. Shaw seems to be analysing the effect of different class backgrounds on a relationship and at times the novel seems more theoretical than naturally real as he tests out hypotheses particular

One or two of the minor characters were believable. That says it all, really, his hero and his wife and sister are there to make the social points. Good enough points, yes, but they don't make for an engaging read.

When a novel begins with a preface in which the author disavows the work as mere juvenilia, one might second-guess the decision to read further—especially when the book is over 800 pages (at least as measured by an iPhone screen). Nonetheless, I ended up really enjoying "The Irrational Knot." In fac

The Irrational Knot was awesome. It's a very funny comedy of manners that turns serious just past the half-way point. Well worth hunting down a copy and reading. The introduction alone where Shaw writes about how the novel is awful and he doesn't understand why anyone would want to read it is worth

The background of the fairer sex differed from that of the workman leading to the aptness of the title THE IRRATIONAL KNOT - CONOLLY WAS NEVER MARIAN'S MAN