Reviews

Being Here by Barry Jonsberg

mischief_in_the_library's review against another edition

2.0

Possibly I wasn't in the right mood, but it didn't grab me. It was written very poetically, when I was more in the mood for some action and drama. Written from the perspective of an old lady on the cusp of life and death worked well, and Jonsberg managed to convey the weariness well - which is perhaps why I grew weary of the story relatively easily. Recommended for people who value writing over plot, but it wasn't my thing.

ashley_choo's review against another edition

5.0

This gorgeous book made me tear up at least 5 times, and I just love how the language used, though simple, evokes such strong emotions in me.

mon_ique's review

1.0

At first it sucked me in, made me curious, charmed me with words, but at the end, that is all I was left with. Words. It was so confusing at times! I can't even understand what the author was trying to do, but at the end of this book, he failed to catch me as a reader. The writing though was magnificent and at one time, I wished I had written this book. But that was at the beginning, before the cruel mother and just, plain wrongness happened. Skipped through quite a lot concerning the mother and her cruel self-righteous ways. There are so many other things to rant about, but so as not to offend anyone, this will be just another book on my read shelf.