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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
This book is an interesting piece of experimental fiction. It's about race relations, baseball, fame, pop culture, art, and two families through time. Alas, however, it goes on for too long and meanders a lot, and I just wasn't attached enough to complete it.
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Very ambitious in scope but I think it went on for too long and the meandering wasn't interesting enough to me so it felt monotonous in many places. There was nothing particularly bad that I disliked but also nothing that made me have an aha! moment. A lot of it felt like slightly dated newspaper reports. The writing was quite good but I didn't connect enough to enjoy a book of this length. The characters all felt flat and in the end, I came away feeling tired and disconnected.
A decent one-time read. I preferred White Noise by the same author. Much more readable than the other American postmodern authors (Pynchon, Gaddis, Gass) I have read.
A decent one-time read. I preferred White Noise by the same author. Much more readable than the other American postmodern authors (Pynchon, Gaddis, Gass) I have read.
everybody pack it up and go home, this is The Book of all time
challenging
reflective
slow-paced