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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
extremely interesting narrative voice wrapped around a murderous tale ~ was slow but in a really nice and eloquent way
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
There are still some parts that are Freudian silly, but this had some genuinely interesting, if confining, concepts. A solid 3.5 stars from me.
1.5 - 2 stars. Sorry, but this one was definitely not for me. The premise and the first few pages initially intrigued me, and prompted me to purchase this book. However, once I started getting past the first few pages, well, I slogged through this book. (Take a look at how long it took me to read such a short book). If you are a fan of Shakespeare type dialogue, then maybe you will enjoy this more than I did. I just got the feeling like the author was trying too hard impress the readers and/or critics. According to the other Goodreads reviews I am in the minority with not enjoying this book, but what can I say? ... other than this is the first, and probably the last book that I will read by this author. Sorry.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
If I wasn't frightened of children before, I am now - this foetus speaks like a Cambridge professor and has better taste in wine than me. Completely unusual, the perfect length for the style of prose and plot, and honestly quite haunting.
Nutshell uses a brilliantly original narrative technique, to tell the story in the voice of an fetus, and executed with masterly ease. Unfortunately, it remains just that -- a technical masterpiece, but not much else. The main characters, except for the unborn child, lack the complexity they deserve, and the the story fails to transcend beyond a rather ordinary tale. Still, a wonderfully engaging read.
Took me a while to get through this one even though it isn’t very long. It’s an interesting concept to write from the perspective he did and there were a good number of points throughout the book that had me stop and think about the current state of the world. It’s probably just too well written for my preference.