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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Oh, shit, Inez, jack lovett said, harry victor's wife.
No idea what happened in this book. But i had a great time.
No idea what happened in this book. But i had a great time.
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
reflective
slow-paced
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I didn’t dislike this book, but it’s hard to say I liked it or that I would recommend it to anyone else. It’s highly stylized, which sometimes I really liked and other times I didn’t. The story itself is spare. There aren’t many details when it comes to the narrative (or lack thereof), but then sometimes there are really lush descriptions that paint an incredibly rich picture.
Didion asks a lot of her readers. There isn’t a lot of background given, so I think having a better grasp on the news and events surrounding the Vietnam War would have made me like this a lot more.
Didion asks a lot of her readers. There isn’t a lot of background given, so I think having a better grasp on the news and events surrounding the Vietnam War would have made me like this a lot more.
This novel centers on an affluent, politically connected Hawaiian family in 1975 as Saigon falls and the husband's political career and marriage crumble. The kids flake out, put their empty heroin bag in their Snoopy Wastebasket, go to Saigon, dodge the draft, stage a war protest. The wife skips town with the man she should have married instead of going to her sister's funeral.
But what's most interesting is how Didion writes directly to the reader as the Didion the author. She's struggling with her narrative, her style, but she finds space to quote a text book that highlights her skill as a writer. I loved that.
She's able to weave in some comedy among all the newspeak of the day while telling us this difficult story. In many ways, this is the 1975 Pacific version of the The Last Think He Wanted which in 1984 in the West Indies. Great artists are never satisfied and keep going back trying to tell it better. I think the The Last Thing He Want was and improvement, but Demoracy is still outstanding.
But what's most interesting is how Didion writes directly to the reader as the Didion the author. She's struggling with her narrative, her style, but she finds space to quote a text book that highlights her skill as a writer. I loved that.
She's able to weave in some comedy among all the newspeak of the day while telling us this difficult story. In many ways, this is the 1975 Pacific version of the The Last Think He Wanted which in 1984 in the West Indies. Great artists are never satisfied and keep going back trying to tell it better. I think the The Last Thing He Want was and improvement, but Demoracy is still outstanding.
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes