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76th out of 168 books
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114 voters
Without a Glimmer of Remorse
A fascinating dramatized fiction of the life and times of Jules Bonnot, his 'gang', and associates, the individualist anarchists of the time, including the young Victor Serge. An affectionate, past-paced, but historically accurate account of the life of the extraordinary Bonnot - worker, soldier, auto-mechanic, driver to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - a man with a long cherished...more
Paperback, Read & Noir, 364 pages
Published
July 1st 2006
by Christie Books
(first published 1994)
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Jul 23, 2012
Piperitapitta
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
biografia-romanzata,
letteratura-italiana
Storia di un anarchico d'altri tempi di prima (ma anche dopo) del motore.
Mi rendo conto che l'utilizzo delle tre stellette da parte mia è del tutto arbitrario motivo per cui, dopo essermi confrontata durante l'incontro di ieri sera con gli altri legiganti, rivedo la mia valutazione: due stellette, anche se in realtà sarebbero due e mezza.
La scrittura di Cacucci non mi è piaciuta: o gli era morta la maestra il giorno in cui a scuola dovevano imparare a fare i riassunti, o era assente, o proprio n...more
Mi rendo conto che l'utilizzo delle tre stellette da parte mia è del tutto arbitrario motivo per cui, dopo essermi confrontata durante l'incontro di ieri sera con gli altri legiganti, rivedo la mia valutazione: due stellette, anche se in realtà sarebbero due e mezza.
La scrittura di Cacucci non mi è piaciuta: o gli era morta la maestra il giorno in cui a scuola dovevano imparare a fare i riassunti, o era assente, o proprio n...more
Apr 14, 2008
Bythedeed
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anarchists, those at the end of their rope, egoists
I read this book while hitching and stranded in a small town in Ohio. It was pouring rain, and I alternated between the front of a BP/McDonalds slowly getting soaked and the side of the interstate where I was completely drenched by the mist of passing 18-wheelers despite my rain suit.
I liked this better than Larry Law's The Bonnot Gang, and I think it does a much better job of letting us know what the gang was like, despite (or maybe because of) this being a fiction and the other a non-fiction....more
I liked this better than Larry Law's The Bonnot Gang, and I think it does a much better job of letting us know what the gang was like, despite (or maybe because of) this being a fiction and the other a non-fiction....more
Mi piace molto Cacucci, ma ho trovato faticoso questo libro. Probabilmente avrei molto dilazionato la lettura, se non fosse stato un prestito online “a scadenza” con blocco del libro dopo 15 giorni .
L’ ho quindi terminato per forza, senza apprezzarlo molto. Scritto bene, per carità, ma sempre sospeso fra narrativa e cronaca, qualche personaggio sbiadito ed un paio ben cesellati. Un libro un po’ noioso, per me.
L’ ho quindi terminato per forza, senza apprezzarlo molto. Scritto bene, per carità, ma sempre sospeso fra narrativa e cronaca, qualche personaggio sbiadito ed un paio ben cesellati. Un libro un po’ noioso, per me.
Jun 16, 2013
Lagatta
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
anarchism,
pino-cacucci
Ho trovato il libro molto scorrevole e accattivante. La storia di Jules Bonnot e' coinvolgente.
E' senza dubbio uno dei miei libri preferiti.
E' senza dubbio uno dei miei libri preferiti.
This is a semi-fiction book about the French anarchist Jules Bonnot who also happened to be the driver of the first ever get-away car. I say semi-fiction because it's based pretty factually on Bonnot's life but written as a novel. It's an engaging page-turner as well as an informative piece about anarchism during that period of time. It influenced me to the point that I coined the term "a Jules Bonnot moment" to describe any situation where there are no winning outcomes.
This book is very poorly edited, but the story is so good that you don't even care. Unlike The Bonnot Gang, this account of Jules Bonnot's life is written as a novel. The events are all true, but some of the dialog and discussion between characters is improvised. It documents the rise and fall of "illegalism" in French anarchist circles, and provides great insight into anarchist history and anarchist trends of the time. Epic.
an engrossing semi-fictionalized account of a band of early 20th century french "illegalists" and their struggle for against police, society, and even their own comrades. also secretly a love story. or many love stories. also they stole cars to use for get away vehicles to rob banks.
Though horribly edited and poorly written, the story of Bonnot makes the book compelling.
Jun 08, 2013
Matt Black
marked it as to-read
Jun 06, 2013
Siggi
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Jun 05, 2013
Justine Morrow
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May 29, 2013
Lance Goebel
marked it as to-read
May 06, 2013
Octopusgoo
marked it as to-read
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