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3.43 AVERAGE
3.43 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
Very readable but honestly quite mediocre, somewhat funny at times but never really progressed beyond that? Imo it was an allegory for cycles of abuse in families but honestly considering how Burns basically tells us the novella is about love towards the end I think our opinions probably align.
Still, apart from the use of some fun vocabulary and oblique references to post-structuralist humour of some sort, it doesn’t feel particularly uwu literary or meaningful. It’s enjoyable though.
Still, apart from the use of some fun vocabulary and oblique references to post-structuralist humour of some sort, it doesn’t feel particularly uwu literary or meaningful. It’s enjoyable though.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Quirky, unexpected spoof on the typical superhero and villain story. Enjoyable, funny, and insightful little story.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I loved the boldness and playfulness of this book! It’s a really fun read. There are no names for the protagonists—you know them simply as Hero and Femme—similar to her Booker Prize–winning Milkman, which I’ve not read.
The entire story is based just on a single day, and the character development is interesting. I especially like how she touched on the idea of love with a story that didn’t seem to start off that way.
Moral of the story—falling in love requires a whole load of trust. If you’re distrustful, you will never be able to love wholly.
The entire story is based just on a single day, and the character development is interesting. I especially like how she touched on the idea of love with a story that didn’t seem to start off that way.
Moral of the story—falling in love requires a whole load of trust. If you’re distrustful, you will never be able to love wholly.
Short simple story written in a sharp and funny way which gives room to think about the beautiful deeper layer of the book.
A reread that never fails. First off, I love Anna Burns' writing style. It comes right off the page; I can almost hear it as if someone is narrating. This is only 130 pages long and is just a good old romp. Essentially, this is a short satirical story about superheroes, supervillains, femme fatales, and poor saps, but living their everyday lives and the relationships and history between them. It tears the genre apart and both exaggerates and contradicts its expectations. In Mostly Hero, the reader has all the knowledge, which makes for some hilarious misunderstandings between and underestimations of characters and events. It feels Shakespearean in that way. It's short, it's funny, it's brilliantly written - completely faultless.
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
this is the third Faber stories collection that I read and I didn't like it.... (i didn't like the last two either, I wonder which book from Faber stories collection that actually good?)
for about half of the book, the story, the plot, and the character didn't hook on me. I found this story completely dull, in a way it didn't hold my attention to the story.
after a few pages, I found myself kind of goes back into the story, and then I enjoyed it. but then, I didn't.
I thought the story concept kinda cool.. all heroes and femme fatale and nasty aunt.. but I expected more.
for about half of the book, the story, the plot, and the character didn't hook on me. I found this story completely dull, in a way it didn't hold my attention to the story.
after a few pages, I found myself kind of goes back into the story, and then I enjoyed it. but then, I didn't.
I thought the story concept kinda cool.. all heroes and femme fatale and nasty aunt.. but I expected more.