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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
The last quarter of act 2, and the whole of act 3 were great. The writing was pretty incoherent at times but I still enjoyed it a lot.
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Tio ten read.
Never in my life did I think I'd enjoy entire chapters about bugs, sand and more sand.
This was a great break from my only exposure to Japanese literature (Murakami) and it was a fantastic book. Full review to come. First I need to shake off some sand.
This was a great break from my only exposure to Japanese literature (Murakami) and it was a fantastic book. Full review to come. First I need to shake off some sand.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
This book was weird... just weird. Very existential. I would describe the book to others and found myself giving the blandest summary of the book possible... because honestly, not a lot happens. This book is very introspective and because of that, it's probably not universally appealing. I liked it, but I'm not sure what I got out of it. The importance of work, probably... I don't know.
A critique of masculine scientific rationality. While the novel contains misogynistic attitudes and extremely disturbing scenes (CW), it also serves as a penetrating exposition of masculine entitlement and the limitations of purely rational thought that dissects/exposes rather than endorses the protagonist's warped worldview. Also recommend watching the 1964 film adaptation after reading if you can stomach the content.
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-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