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3.26 AVERAGE
3.26 AVERAGE
this is just one of those great novels that you read quickly, love the characters and learn something totally new (unless you are a cricket expert). recommending to all my little goodreaders
Good, but definitely not, as the Times called it, "the wittiest, angriest, most exacting and most desolate work of fiction we’ve yet had about life in New York and London after the World Trade Center fell.”
A solid 2.5 stars. Parts I really liked and several parts where I was just calculating how many pages were left. Some really great writing but the overall story seemed muddled. Like mixing the idea of love, cricket, immigration, and 9/11 together into a drink where they still taste like separate ingredients. Maybe the main character was just a little too numb for me. He didn't seem to care, so why should I?
This book took me far too long to finish. It wasn't that it was poorly written. On the contrary, I thought the prose was excellent. However, it was just way too hard for me to get invested in these characters and want to read this book over the several others that I have been reading simultaneously. It took me getting sick and staying at home to finally finish it. Also, the cricket stuff was even more tedious than I thought it would be.
formal, and sometimes slow, but well-written and interesting.
challenging
emotional
informative
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
A great novel about post 9/11 New York through the lens of F Scott Fitzgerald's Gatsby. Memorable characters lay bare the fear of the unknown, and show America through the eyes of immigrants.
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was okay. This is a book about a person and the daily goings on and how he deals with the world. Its a personal story that tells you something about the world that we j habit. Did I feel like I really needed to be told this..? probably not. #persobal growth or whatever
I'm a bit torn over this book. I found the language beautiful and the atmosphere O'Neill creates can be entrancing but ultimately I didn't feel connected to the characters. It was as if all the characters remained an arm's length away thru out the novel.