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3.19 AVERAGE
3.19 AVERAGE
Del tanto sbandierato rapporto padre-figlio qui non c'è niente. C'è un figlio che cerca genitori che non ci sono e un padre ossessionato da una cosa sola. È una storia troppo poco cattiva e troppo poco buona, che vuole essere scandalosa ma non troppo, commovente ma non troppo, cinica ma non troppo. Ci sarebbe voluto un po' più di coraggio, un'idea di partenza meglio definita. Questo libro fa sorridere a volte, è illuminato da qualche trovata azzeccata; fa sperare altre volte; scorre via veloce. Ma non fa le cose per bene. Non fa le cose a modino. Secondo me questo si avverte parecchio ed è fastidioso, ecco.
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What in the Avril Lavigne did I just read mister Cave?
5 stars because this was weird, heartfelt and unhinged as fuck lol
5 stars because this was weird, heartfelt and unhinged as fuck lol
Je gaat niet geloven hoe vaak Avril Lavigne's vagina in dit boek wordt genoemd
Bunny Munro is one of the most delusional, ignorant, nearsighted, selfish and single-minded personae ever conceived. His one-trick-mind has only one goal: sex. A goal he pursuits in more and more desperate ways, blurred by alcohol and a completely distorted self-image. Obsessed with women’s vaginas Bunny’s whole world consists of opportunities to fuck only. One surely hopes this ridiculously shallow character has few counterparts in the real world. As we watch the world through Bunny’s eyes, we have a first-row seat inside his hollow world, while he stumbles on his path to self-destruction, which only last a couple of days. As Bunny Munro is anything but sympathetic, this would have been rather boring, but Cave, devilishly, has given this incompetent, irresponsible creature a son. The boy adores his father, but he doesn’t get the attention and care he needs at all. In fact, the boy is in any sense superior to his dad, something he realizes himself on the way. It’s this interplay between father and son that elevates the narrative, and gives the book its poignant drama. Although it remains unclear why Bunny Munro’s composition crumbles so fast, it does lead to a beautiful and even moving finale. Notice the many tiny rabbit references throughout the book.
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Wonderfully written ... even if overly sexually explicit ... dark novel.
challenging
dark
medium-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
dark
medium-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
8/10
De songwriter/muzikant Nick Cave verhoudt zich tot de auteur Nick Cave zoals Hugo Matthysen zich verhoudt tot Clement Peerens. De ene is een belezen, intellectuele man die zijn publiek bekoort met zijn intrigerende teksten en fantastische hersenkronkels, de ander is een seksistische, vuilbekkende mannetjesputter die zijn publiek eveneens bekoort met zijn teksten en hersenkronkels. Voor beiden (Cave/Matthysen) moet dit een geweldige uitlaatklep zijn...
De songwriter/muzikant Nick Cave verhoudt zich tot de auteur Nick Cave zoals Hugo Matthysen zich verhoudt tot Clement Peerens. De ene is een belezen, intellectuele man die zijn publiek bekoort met zijn intrigerende teksten en fantastische hersenkronkels, de ander is een seksistische, vuilbekkende mannetjesputter die zijn publiek eveneens bekoort met zijn teksten en hersenkronkels. Voor beiden (Cave/Matthysen) moet dit een geweldige uitlaatklep zijn...