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3.35 AVERAGE
3.35 AVERAGE
This is a very short book - I read it in a couple of hours. It is also possibly the worst book I’ve ever read. If you’re looking for evidence of male authors writing women characters poorly this is your book. Countless times I had to stop and reread the truly awful descriptions of the thoughts and behaviour of the central character Siân to check that I hadn’t misread something. Dismal.
dark
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
As expected, a very enjoyable novella. I enjoy all Michel Faber's writings.
One-legged woman
Climbing her way to the past
I could not care less.
Climbing her way to the past
I could not care less.
I great little story, you connect with the two characters to such a degree that you wish for a happy ever after. Well done in just a little over 100 pages. It even finds the space for a Victorian thrill and mystery.
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Murder
Sto devětadevadesát schodů byl náhodný výběr z knihovny, zaujala mě obálka a název.
První povídka se mi celkem líbila prostředím i postavami, ale u druhé jsem narazila. K uzoufání nuda, prokousat se tím bylo něco a výsledek byl stejně o ničem, aspoň pro mě teda. Dle komentářů se druhá povídka líbila a hodně lidí tam našla symboliku a zajímavý popis tvorby, ale to mě asi minulo...
Za mě tedy slabší tři hvězdy.
První povídka se mi celkem líbila prostředím i postavami, ale u druhé jsem narazila. K uzoufání nuda, prokousat se tím bylo něco a výsledek byl stejně o ničem, aspoň pro mě teda. Dle komentářů se druhá povídka líbila a hodně lidí tam našla symboliku a zajímavý popis tvorby, ale to mě asi minulo...
Za mě tedy slabší tři hvězdy.
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
I've read this before and enjoyed it, but this time I enjoyed it even more. I just enjoy the way Faber writes, the way he crafts a sentence, and also the empathy with which he writes. This is a subtle story, but it has layers to it, a sense of mystery, and it feels like a very satisfying short story/novella to me.
Siân is working on an archeological dig at Whitby abbey when she meets Mack and his dog on the steps leading up to the abbey. With the start of a relationship comes the mystery of a centuries old manuscript in a bottle that needs to be unfolded. Of course, the story is written by Michel Faber and so the actual mystery or the relationship are less important that what it all means for Sian in her quest to find herself.
‘The job is trickier than I thought. You’re going to have to decide what’s more important to you, Mack: knowing what that document says, or keeping it the way you like’.
A short but totally engaging novella that I really enjoyed will reread somewhen in the future.
‘The job is trickier than I thought. You’re going to have to decide what’s more important to you, Mack: knowing what that document says, or keeping it the way you like’.
A short but totally engaging novella that I really enjoyed will reread somewhen in the future.
Another great story from a master of writing human nature, in a way that makes us feel less along in the world