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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
It is blatantly incredible how one can be lead from one person talking to the next – intense but technically invisible – getting completely sucked in their story as in oneself being the person being talked to. It is bewitching even to devour all these horrifically mundane but upsetting conversations / monologues and still not get any closer to the main character Faye, as if these narratives keep bouncing off of her. Does Rachel Cusk redefine here what fiction can do (or is that an overstatement)? Either way, many Kudos, indeed.
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It is a book of philosophical conversations with people that the author had in her trip in Europe. Few are very memorable because of the compelling story telling of the subject (esp the first one she had with the person sitting next to her on the plane), the rest are philosophical - sometimes boring, sometimes thought provoking, sometimes depressing.. that is also why i tend to avoid books or movies with a philosophical nature lol
nonetheless, i found a lot of lines in the book which i like. Her writing is not necessarily easy for someone whose first language isn’t English but i really like how she writes about the details of places and people. i felt like i was there with her.
nonetheless, i found a lot of lines in the book which i like. Her writing is not necessarily easy for someone whose first language isn’t English but i really like how she writes about the details of places and people. i felt like i was there with her.
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
"Outline" var bra, "Transit" startet seint men vokste på meg til å bli noe unikt, så bra at jeg kunne vente med den siste boken i Rachel Cusk sin trilogi om forfatteren Faye, "Kudos". Det var vel begrunnet, og forventningene ble oppfylt. Hun fortsetter sin magiske måte å bevege seg fra person til person i sitt mangslungne persongalleri, åpne opp store historier i hvert menneske hun møter, samtidig som det er så jordnært nakent og nær på at jeg føler jeg sitter i min egen stue og har en helt normal samtale med forfatteren.
Hva skjer? Faye setter seg på et fly til et unevnt sted hvor det er varmt og tørt, deltar på et forfattersymposium, eller er det en litteraturfestival, møter ulike mennesker som har forskjellige roller på festivalen, fra agenten til journalisten til unggutten som har ekstrajobb med å lose folk fram og tilbake til ting. Det som er så merkelig, er at jeg blir helt oppslukt av hvor vakker denne jordnære hverdagen er, og jeg har ikke lest noe som ligner og tenkt at det er bra før.
Alle som sier at trilogien om Faye er et mesterverk, har helt rett!
Hva skjer? Faye setter seg på et fly til et unevnt sted hvor det er varmt og tørt, deltar på et forfattersymposium, eller er det en litteraturfestival, møter ulike mennesker som har forskjellige roller på festivalen, fra agenten til journalisten til unggutten som har ekstrajobb med å lose folk fram og tilbake til ting. Det som er så merkelig, er at jeg blir helt oppslukt av hvor vakker denne jordnære hverdagen er, og jeg har ikke lest noe som ligner og tenkt at det er bra før.
Alle som sier at trilogien om Faye er et mesterverk, har helt rett!
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
I liked the introspection into women's lives and roles, but also found some of the conversations quite abstract and really had to think to make sense of some of it.
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes