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A disturbing read of a man's philosophical insights of everyday happenings.. It clearly describes 'being' and 'existent' in a much simple way.. The protagonist feels the existence of everything outside him converging on him.. He is greatly disturbed by this that it causes him to feel 'nausea' every time he feels the imposing existence of outer things.. He is a free-faller himself with no anchor.. Towards the end of the story he realizes that it is him who defines the things around him.. That his ...more
Astghik Gaudyan
Mar 01, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Շատ բարդ է այս գրքի մասին ինչ-որ բան ասել: Առհասարակ ասել ՝ թե ի՞նչ էր Սարտրն ուզում , ի՞նչ էր Սրտխառնուքը, ի՞նչ ես ինքս ստացա գրքից :Չգիտեմ, չեմ կարող ասել: Բայց արտակարգ գիրք է, արտակարգ մի բան, որտեղ ես ինձ էի տեսնում , ինձ էի գտնում : Այս գիրքը հարց է, պատասխան չի: Երևի թե բոլորը պիտի կարդան սա, բայց բոլորը չի որ կկարողանան: Շատ դժվար է առաջ գնում. երեք ամիս տևեց մինչև սկզբի էջերից առաջ անցա: Եվս մեկ անգամ պետք է կարդամ:
Amy Morris
Sep 28, 2013 rated it liked it
My thought is me: that's why I can't stop. I exist because I think… and I can't stop myself from thinking. At this very moment - it's frightful - if I exist, it is because I am horrified at existing. I am the one who pulls myself from the nothingness to which I aspire. ...more
Alexandru-Iulian Iacob
Oct 05, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: french
Gave it a higher rating since after nearly 8 months from finishing it, I came upon some valuable information which further led me to add a whole new interpretation to the book. Looking forward in rereading it asap.
Ramesh Ghorsaini
Jul 11, 2013 rated it it was amazing
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Yasemin
Sep 23, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: indispensables
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Sep 26, 2013 rated it it was amazing
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Dec 19, 2013 rated it it was amazing
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Feb 06, 2014 rated it it was amazing
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Jun 04, 2014 marked it as to-read
Brian
Jul 22, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: how-to-exist
Saman
Aug 25, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Luke
Aug 25, 2014 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Saman
Sep 18, 2014 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
J.F.
Oct 06, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: existentialism
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Oct 20, 2014 rated it really liked it
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Oct 31, 2015 rated it it was amazing
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