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3.42 AVERAGE
3.42 AVERAGE
adventurous
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The amount that I loved this surprised me. it is dark and weird and awesome and depressing and thought provoking. And also just really, really COOL.
I loved the writing and language. The plot expression is intricate and fascinating. the characters! how much do I love Warner?! ugh, so much.
I loved the writing and language. The plot expression is intricate and fascinating. the characters! how much do I love Warner?! ugh, so much.
dark
mysterious
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
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ugh I can’t get through this one. I love Jesse Andrews and I’m pained to be giving up but I have been stuck at home for a month now with nothing to do and I still can’t finish this one! The idea is so interesting but I just don’t seem to care about the characters to finish it
This story was a piercing look at economic disparity wrapped in surrealism that was as disturbing as the way wealth impacts our society.
It took me a really long time to read this for 2 reasons:
1. I started school again for the first time in almost a decade and that has left me no time on weekdays to read cuz I need to be studying 😂
2. The way this book is written makes it hard to get sucked in and just fly through the pages. I am only referring to just the way the words appear on the page. The narrator is the main character and because of who he is in his world, he never is able to receive a formal education. So, his reading and writing skills aren’t top notch. It pulled me out of the story a lot so when I was halfway through this book and noticed the audiobook was on Scribd, I decided to finish this book that way.
Anyhow, I will say that the idea for this story and the plot and execution of it was all pretty good and worthy of a 4 star rating. The only reason I gave it 3 stars was cuz I couldn’t stay sucked in due to the way it was written. I do like Jesse Andrews’ stories though and hopefully won’t have this problem with any future books of his I read.
1. I started school again for the first time in almost a decade and that has left me no time on weekdays to read cuz I need to be studying 😂
2. The way this book is written makes it hard to get sucked in and just fly through the pages. I am only referring to just the way the words appear on the page. The narrator is the main character and because of who he is in his world, he never is able to receive a formal education. So, his reading and writing skills aren’t top notch. It pulled me out of the story a lot so when I was halfway through this book and noticed the audiobook was on Scribd, I decided to finish this book that way.
Anyhow, I will say that the idea for this story and the plot and execution of it was all pretty good and worthy of a 4 star rating. The only reason I gave it 3 stars was cuz I couldn’t stay sucked in due to the way it was written. I do like Jesse Andrews’ stories though and hopefully won’t have this problem with any future books of his I read.
I enjoyed Munmun. It’s really weird and hard to describe, as it is a kind of dystopian/sci-fi/fantasy set in an alternate reality. It is based on the premise that people are as tall as they are rich.
Therefore, a lot of people are ‘rat size’ and some are so big they have to go to the toilet in the ocean.
It’s an odd premise, but due to the characters, you get sucked right in and it does all make sense in many ways. There are more layers to the story than meets the eye.
Therefore, a lot of people are ‘rat size’ and some are so big they have to go to the toilet in the ocean.
It’s an odd premise, but due to the characters, you get sucked right in and it does all make sense in many ways. There are more layers to the story than meets the eye.
Jesse Andrews' novel 'Munmun' is one of the most interesting books I've ever read. This satirical reflection of our society explores a world where our wealth depicts our size. So, the poorest people are no larger than a rat, hence facing problems that the largest people would never even consider - such as being crushed or mauled by a cat.
The novel follows Warner and Prayer, brother and sister who are determined to change their lives and 'scale up'. The reader follows them on a great adventure. Beginning in law school, Andrews explores the inequalities within society and severe hardships that certain groups face.
We meet an array of characters in the novel, all of which add new perspectives and the novel was crafted so that it was easy to follow and keep track of the many characters, even with names such as 'Hue' and 'Hueagain'.
However, the ending of this book disappointed me a little and felt almost rushed after a lot of character and world building, leaving me wanting a greater resolution. And there were also instances that the ambitious writing style told whereby it is written by Warner who has received an impartial, serving to reinforce the messages of the novel but means there are spelling mistakes and phonetic spelling.
This novel was ambitious, expertly crafted and had some really interesting concepts, such as being told between 'lifeanddeath world' and 'dream world', whereby people share an unconscious land where people experience an equality and can control the whimsical land of dreams.
The novel follows Warner and Prayer, brother and sister who are determined to change their lives and 'scale up'. The reader follows them on a great adventure. Beginning in law school, Andrews explores the inequalities within society and severe hardships that certain groups face.
We meet an array of characters in the novel, all of which add new perspectives and the novel was crafted so that it was easy to follow and keep track of the many characters, even with names such as 'Hue' and 'Hueagain'.
However, the ending of this book disappointed me a little and felt almost rushed after a lot of character and world building, leaving me wanting a greater resolution. And there were also instances that the ambitious writing style told whereby it is written by Warner who has received an impartial, serving to reinforce the messages of the novel but means there are spelling mistakes and phonetic spelling.
This novel was ambitious, expertly crafted and had some really interesting concepts, such as being told between 'lifeanddeath world' and 'dream world', whereby people share an unconscious land where people experience an equality and can control the whimsical land of dreams.
Munmun by Jesse Andrews is possibly one of the strangest books I have ever read. The concept of the novel is fantastic, it shows how being rich doesn't automatically make you a better person than those who are poor and that money (or munmun) doesn't always bring happiness. Sadly the execution of the idea is quite disappointing.
The narrative voice, Warner, is illiterate due to being littlepoor and unable to attend school, so the story is written phonetically a lot of the time, with many of the words running together into one. This made it incredibly difficult to read as I had to keep stopping to sound out words. Once I got midway into the story I got used to it but it still threw me on occasion.
Overall I enjoyed Munmun as it was a very interesting story, but I definitely deducted points for the strange spelling and grammar.
Many thanks to Allen & Unwin UK for my free copy of Munmun.
The narrative voice, Warner, is illiterate due to being littlepoor and unable to attend school, so the story is written phonetically a lot of the time, with many of the words running together into one. This made it incredibly difficult to read as I had to keep stopping to sound out words. Once I got midway into the story I got used to it but it still threw me on occasion.
Overall I enjoyed Munmun as it was a very interesting story, but I definitely deducted points for the strange spelling and grammar.
Many thanks to Allen & Unwin UK for my free copy of Munmun.