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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
I feel like I need to read a commentary on this book. Someone needs to explain to me what exactly was going on, what the purpose was, because I didn't get it. And as a general rule, I'm pretty good at picking meaning out of craziness, but this one was just bizarre.
“Who better to lead the blind than the blind, who knew what it was like?”
“That belief in Christ is to some a matter of life and death has been a stumbling block for readers who would prefer to think it a matter of no great consequence.”
“Later he saw Jesus move from tree to tree in the back of his mind, a wild ragged figure motioning him to turn around and come off into the dark where he was not sure of his footing, where he might be walking on the water and not know it and then suddenly know it and drown.”
“That belief in Christ is to some a matter of life and death has been a stumbling block for readers who would prefer to think it a matter of no great consequence.”
“Later he saw Jesus move from tree to tree in the back of his mind, a wild ragged figure motioning him to turn around and come off into the dark where he was not sure of his footing, where he might be walking on the water and not know it and then suddenly know it and drown.”
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What a wild read. Surreal and funny from the start. Everything is unbelievable
Read this for class; 90% of what I understood is just what the summary on the back was able to tell me.
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A confounding look into the mind of a fictional man whose struggles to comprehend the eternality of God mirror so much of our current generation. Hazel may be a prototypical relativist Millenial, choosing not to believe in that which he cannot understand, if it will not let him be who he desires to be. The grotesques of O'Connor's writing are challenging, heart-breaking characters whose desperation and wanton depravity show a taste of the human heart, unpolished. A challenging but helpful read.
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism
Moderate: Police brutality
The Coen brothers should reunite and adapt this into film