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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What a lovely cast of characters! Proux's writing style is a bit difficult to get used to at first - her sentences are short and choppy and at times it feels as if you are reading stage directions. But soon I was rooting for Quoyle and his girls. They will linger with me long after finishing this book. And, I learned a lot about knots - you can't say that about a lot of books! ;)
don't let the movie dissuade you. Easily one of my favorite books.
I didn't enjoy reading this book, but I can appreciate that it was well written.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-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
What can I say, I love Annie Proulx's writing. Each and every sentence is so rich! I read this after obsessing over her short story "Tits Up in a Ditch" for my capstone project (highly recommend giving that one a read). It's incredibly dreary (she seems to like to write about miserable people in miserable conditions) with enough touch of wit to keep you going. Four stars instead of five because it did take some pushing to get through. It's a long one but, I think, it's worth it. Definitely going to keep reading her stuff.
I really liked this book. It was unique. Quoyle was a great, lovable character and all of the side characters were well drawn. The writing style took a while to wrap my brain around, but now I know what 'a compelling voice' sounds like. I'm from Canada and I didn't know the sexual abuse among Newfs was so rampant, although at this point in the world, I shouldn't really be surprised. Now here's the but. It seems almost every Pulitzer novel I read has the same problem. It starts out great and turns into a slog. I would sit down to read, maybe even getting in 3 chapters and feel like I got nowhere. By the end I skimmed just to get it done. Too bad these novels couldn't have a little more tension and plot. Still loved it for all the other things.
This book manages to somehow tell the story of everything and nothing at the same time. I have never read more beautifully written dialogue; have never been able to see characters more clearly. Annie gets all my love and appreciation.