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Jan 27, 2024
Ingrida
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Taip ir žinojau, kad balandžiai nieko gero nežada, Gavelis tik patvirtino nuojautas. O jei rimtai -pavojinga knyga. Pavojinga, nes sulaužo įprastus matymo rėmus ir tada jau tenka bandyti naujai į juos talpinti savo pasaulį tarsi semiant jį rieškučiomis į kiaurą indą. Veikia taip, kaip turbūt ir turi veikti gerai sukaltas trauminis pasakojimas.
Skaitymo pradžioje buvau padariusi klaidą ir siaurai susiredukavusi siužetą iki kone vadovėliškai taiklaus psichotinio epizodo pavaizdavimo, bet kuo tolia ...more
Skaitymo pradžioje buvau padariusi klaidą ir siaurai susiredukavusi siužetą iki kone vadovėliškai taiklaus psichotinio epizodo pavaizdavimo, bet kuo tolia ...more

I did not enjoy this book by any stretch of the word, but I do think there's something important and meaningful in it. Vilnius Poker is a surrealist postmodern novel about a dehumanised kind of life in Soviet Lithuania that, I am told, manages to capture the absurd and senseless aspects of life in Vilnius at the time quite well. The primary concern of the book, I think, is the decay of meaning and soul in Lithuania under the Soviet system, and Gavelis endeavours (successfully) to evoke similar u
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Feb 18, 2013
Ieva Š.
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Joanna
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Greta Railaitė
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