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coepi's review
2.0
I received a copy via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
My low rating doesn’t reflect any issues with the text itself - it’s just that I don’t really understand the point of this book. To be clear, this is a re-published an extract from Ghosh’s book The Great Derangement under a new name. The Great Derangement is a good book that I would recommend to anyone. But it’s only 164 pages long (at least in my hardback copy) - so why not read or buy the full book, instead of this, which is a short extract from it? Similar, the original retails at about £10 while this costs £5, for I believe less than half the content. I’m not opposed to re-publishing in all forms, but this edition doesn’t add anything as far as I can tell; it’s not updated, it doesn’t collate a few speeches or articles published elsewhere into one volume, or include anything new from Ghosh. Just buy The Great Derangement instead.
My low rating doesn’t reflect any issues with the text itself - it’s just that I don’t really understand the point of this book. To be clear, this is a re-published an extract from Ghosh’s book The Great Derangement under a new name. The Great Derangement is a good book that I would recommend to anyone. But it’s only 164 pages long (at least in my hardback copy) - so why not read or buy the full book, instead of this, which is a short extract from it? Similar, the original retails at about £10 while this costs £5, for I believe less than half the content. I’m not opposed to re-publishing in all forms, but this edition doesn’t add anything as far as I can tell; it’s not updated, it doesn’t collate a few speeches or articles published elsewhere into one volume, or include anything new from Ghosh. Just buy The Great Derangement instead.
etchmiso's review
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
withmanyroots's review
4.0
So much to consider, especially coming off the back of an intense COP26 experience.
Why does the modern novel fail to address the central issue of our times?
Why does the modern novel fail to address the central issue of our times?