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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
brutal, but brilliant.
“As soon as the fighting ends, we’re to file away our rage, our pain, and our fury. Pain is tolerated, we can bring our pain home on the condition that we keep it to ourselves. But rage and fury cannot be brought back to the trench. Before returning home, we must denude ourselves of rage and fury, we must strip ourselves of it, and if we don’t we are no longer playing the game of war” (p. 47).
“As soon as the fighting ends, we’re to file away our rage, our pain, and our fury. Pain is tolerated, we can bring our pain home on the condition that we keep it to ourselves. But rage and fury cannot be brought back to the trench. Before returning home, we must denude ourselves of rage and fury, we must strip ourselves of it, and if we don’t we are no longer playing the game of war” (p. 47).
2021 Booker prize winner.
Heartbreaking and interesting, I am sure that I'm missing some of the nuances that made this book an award winner.
Heartbreaking and interesting, I am sure that I'm missing some of the nuances that made this book an award winner.
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Really really well written. It felt almost like the narrator was telling an oral history in style, which was really effective. Some of the imagery was weird and repetitive, but it was a very impactful overall reading experience.
This book was very good until it got to a point (about halfway) where every single sentence started with either "God's truth" or "I knew, I understood." Omg. It drove me crazy!
challenging
dark
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:
Complicated
dark
sad
