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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
Distinctive writing that allows the reader to fill in all the blanks, yet somehow paints the lunacy of the time fully.
dark
mysterious
tense
This book was such a change of pace and I really enjoyed it. The novel sees late 20th century American Democracy from the viewpoint of Inez Victor, a somewhat accidental socialite who has the unfortunate experience of being married to a pretty useless Senator. While her public life with the man supposedly running the show is splashed all over the newspapers, it is her secret life which truly excites her, her liaisons with shady International Man of Mystery, Jack Lovett, a man who appears in every conflict zone and knows all the key players. The times they meet are few, but the effect he has on her life is substantial. Amongst all this there's wayward teenage daughters, dramatic sisters, and scandals a plenty. Didion is a spare writer, scathing by turns, and the whole thing is a riot.
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-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
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I have been hearing about Joan Didion for a very long time and I was dying to read her books ( the first one I heard about is The Book of Common Prayer) but it was impossible to find her novels as they could only be shipped from the US and at a costly sum.
Thank God for the World Wide Web.
Democracy is a portrait of an upper middle class family , that’s at the point of disentegration. The wife, Inez is having an affair with a CIA agent, the daughter is a drug addict , the son is a rebel and the husband is desperately trying to run for politics but is failing miserably. Oh yes Inez’s father is also a murderer , albeit an insane one.
Yes I’m know you’re inwardly groaning, but don’t forget Didion precedes Roth and Franzen so I guess she’s the main influence. Also saying that , the novel as a ton of interesting twists , the main one being that it is narrated by the author herself , as she is writing a book about Inez’s family AND in the process us readers are guided to the wrongs and rights of writing prose.
Democracy is interesting , intelligent and unpredictable. If you want to see where Franzen got his chops from – look here.
Thank God for the World Wide Web.
Democracy is a portrait of an upper middle class family , that’s at the point of disentegration. The wife, Inez is having an affair with a CIA agent, the daughter is a drug addict , the son is a rebel and the husband is desperately trying to run for politics but is failing miserably. Oh yes Inez’s father is also a murderer , albeit an insane one.
Yes I’m know you’re inwardly groaning, but don’t forget Didion precedes Roth and Franzen so I guess she’s the main influence. Also saying that , the novel as a ton of interesting twists , the main one being that it is narrated by the author herself , as she is writing a book about Inez’s family AND in the process us readers are guided to the wrongs and rights of writing prose.
Democracy is interesting , intelligent and unpredictable. If you want to see where Franzen got his chops from – look here.
funny
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes