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captaindrown's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
dfolivieri's review against another edition
I'm just gonna repeat what someone else here said because she hit the nail on the head. "If Gabriel Garcia Marquez got knocked up by William Faulkner and birthed a deranged novel that was kept locked up in the basement and beaten daily, it would be 'And The Ass Saw The Angel."
millzlang's review against another edition
5.0
nick cave is most truly a genius in everything he does.
brebanjorik's review against another edition
5.0
Waar Lolita en De helaasheid der dingen samenkomen. Nog nooit zag ik de furie van de menselijke geest zo lyrisch ontleed.
tien's review against another edition
1.0
So, it's not often that rate a book so low but I just don't get it and while I don't hate it (I think hate is a very strong emotion & I'm not feeling it), I didn't enjoy it.
The story is told in first person so while I understand why the author employed 'Ah' for I (set in Southern US), I find it somewhat annoying because it feels put on. It feels like the author is trying too hard (not sure if I'm just thinking too much about this noting author is Aussie). The whole setting of the novel was also a little off putting. Set in the early to mid(ish) of 20th century in a small Southern US town which is very religious that it feels almost cult-ish.
The narrator is a mute and an outcast. He was born of a family rife with incest and drunkenness and so grew up in a very violent circumstance (he was not welcome by the town either). His only escape is his solitary hideaway in the swamp. This is all very sad but yet his personality does not allow you to sympathise with him as he knowingly commit some crazy acts. The ending, however, got to me; not sure whether to laugh or be scared...
The story is told in first person so while I understand why the author employed 'Ah' for I (set in Southern US), I find it somewhat annoying because it feels put on. It feels like the author is trying too hard (not sure if I'm just thinking too much about this noting author is Aussie). The whole setting of the novel was also a little off putting. Set in the early to mid(ish) of 20th century in a small Southern US town which is very religious that it feels almost cult-ish.
The narrator is a mute and an outcast. He was born of a family rife with incest and drunkenness and so grew up in a very violent circumstance (he was not welcome by the town either). His only escape is his solitary hideaway in the swamp. This is all very sad but yet his personality does not allow you to sympathise with him as he knowingly commit some crazy acts. The ending, however, got to me; not sure whether to laugh or be scared...
sshabein's review against another edition
1.0
Life is too short too completely finish a book you're hating, even if it is for book club. I'll stick to his songs, thanks.
levinetleslivres's review against another edition
I read 66 pages and kept finding my mind wander around.