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3.15 AVERAGE
3.15 AVERAGE
tentatively putting this down as a 3.9 but my thoughts are all over the place and i am not actually sure how i feel
reads as if nausea (jean-paul sartre) and the idiot (elif batuman) had a book baby. successfully left me with a mounting sense of dread and disturbance
there is so much to pick apart in this but i simply do not have the time or gumption to give it the thorough dissection it deserves. i hope some group of lit majors somewhere out there is having a field day with it
reads as if nausea (jean-paul sartre) and the idiot (elif batuman) had a book baby. successfully left me with a mounting sense of dread and disturbance
there is so much to pick apart in this but i simply do not have the time or gumption to give it the thorough dissection it deserves. i hope some group of lit majors somewhere out there is having a field day with it
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
2023 Booker Longlist Read Through: 1/12
3.5(?) Stars
Yeah I’m definitely gonna need someone much smarter than I to explain this to me.
After adjusting to the juxtaposition between the writing style and time period, I really started to get engrossed in this book. I got really invested in the story of this woman who’s spent her life being repressed first by others then by herself. A woman who wants only to be helpful, to have an impact. But also wants for self-annihilation.
Again, I was really enjoying this story. I found it interesting how language and cultural barriers, along with unfortunate timing can really ostracize someone.
But I started to get a bit lost in the final quarter of the book. I just couldn’t quite piece together what I should’ve been getting from the end and subsequently how I should understand the book as a whole, leaving me…unsatisfied?
Perhaps if I had a bigger brain this would be a 5 star read, but I don’t so it’s not (for me at least). That being said, I’ll definitely keep up with this book and author. I want to read others’ opinions/analyses because I do think there’s something worthwhile in these pages. I just didn’t quite unlock it.
Also, props to the book for searing a disturbing image into my brain that I hope I can scrub away. And for setting a very “visually” scene at the climax.
3.5(?) Stars
Yeah I’m definitely gonna need someone much smarter than I to explain this to me.
After adjusting to the juxtaposition between the writing style and time period, I really started to get engrossed in this book. I got really invested in the story of this woman who’s spent her life being repressed first by others then by herself. A woman who wants only to be helpful, to have an impact. But also wants for self-annihilation.
Again, I was really enjoying this story. I found it interesting how language and cultural barriers, along with unfortunate timing can really ostracize someone.
But I started to get a bit lost in the final quarter of the book. I just couldn’t quite piece together what I should’ve been getting from the end and subsequently how I should understand the book as a whole, leaving me…unsatisfied?
Perhaps if I had a bigger brain this would be a 5 star read, but I don’t so it’s not (for me at least). That being said, I’ll definitely keep up with this book and author. I want to read others’ opinions/analyses because I do think there’s something worthwhile in these pages. I just didn’t quite unlock it.
Also, props to the book for searing a disturbing image into my brain that I hope I can scrub away. And for setting a very “visually” scene at the climax.
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A