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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
Audiobook. Somewhat entertaining (the premise is ridiculous) but at some point I was just yelling at the characters ‘Really?! How stupid ARE you?’ And the ending really made no sense to me.
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
This book was like a fever dream. It took me a while to get used to the content, but Everett’s voice and writing talent propelled me through. I was not expecting this! But I am interested in reading more by the author.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
i really liked this! :D
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A satirical and highly entertaining odyssey through the experience of being black in America. Sort of.
Where Everett’s novel “James” takes the enslaved Jim through a twisted version of Huckleberry Finn, this novel takes Not Sidney Poirtier through a twisted version of various Sidney Poirtier films, accompanied, appropriately, by not Ted Turner, whose TBS station likely owns all those movies and not Percival Everett, a professor of nonsense.
The first line of the book, “I am the ill-starred fruit of a hysterical pregnancy” lets you know that this will take some work to find the meaning of the story and what the author is saying. A hysterical pregnancy is a false pregnancy, so does Not Sidney exist? The book is a search for identity, among other things I suppose, or maybe it isn’t. The professor of nonsense lets you know that the book doesn’t really make sense. Maybe.
It’s satirical and funny, although not laugh out loud funny for me - but it was for many people, so I assume I’m wrong about that too.
One of the best things in the book was when Not Sidney’s mother told him that news was becoming all entertainment - everything is entertainment now. It’s only gotten worse since this book was written. Everything his mother teaches him in chapter one is accurate and depressing.
I was torn as to how many stars to give , 3 or 4
The first line of the book, “I am the ill-starred fruit of a hysterical pregnancy” lets you know that this will take some work to find the meaning of the story and what the author is saying. A hysterical pregnancy is a false pregnancy, so does Not Sidney exist? The book is a search for identity, among other things I suppose, or maybe it isn’t. The professor of nonsense lets you know that the book doesn’t really make sense. Maybe.
It’s satirical and funny, although not laugh out loud funny for me - but it was for many people, so I assume I’m wrong about that too.
One of the best things in the book was when Not Sidney’s mother told him that news was becoming all entertainment - everything is entertainment now. It’s only gotten worse since this book was written. Everything his mother teaches him in chapter one is accurate and depressing.
I was torn as to how many stars to give , 3 or 4