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3.13 AVERAGE
3.13 AVERAGE
A cockroach becomes prime minister and tries to bring down the uk.
2,5
Metafoor op vergelijking op symboliek. M.i. beter als het nawoord het voorwoord was geweest...
Metafoor op vergelijking op symboliek. M.i. beter als het nawoord het voorwoord was geweest...
dark
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
challenging
dark
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Deriving its inspiration from Franz Kafka's seminal short story "The Metamorphosis", Ian McEwan's The Cockroach stops having any similarities with the former beyond its inspiration.
Jim Sams, but by no means profound, woke from uneasy dream to find himself transformed into a gigantic creature.
I quickly realised that the protagonist did not woken up as a gigantic insect but a human. Not just any human, the prime minister of Britain.
The Novel reveals obvious parallels with contemporary politics. Brexit is certainly subject to satire here and the concept is clever, but with such a short novel it's difficult to really invest yourself.
Jim Sams, but by no means profound, woke from uneasy dream to find himself transformed into a gigantic creature.
I quickly realised that the protagonist did not woken up as a gigantic insect but a human. Not just any human, the prime minister of Britain.
The Novel reveals obvious parallels with contemporary politics. Brexit is certainly subject to satire here and the concept is clever, but with such a short novel it's difficult to really invest yourself.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Someone needs to arrest Ian McEwan, he is getting away with too much. Sir, how do you go from Atonement to this? I don't understand McEwan's obsession with writing from odd perspectives. This seemed like a political book about Britain, and it just feels like a bit of a waste of - let's face it - a pointless concept. Cockroaches body-swapped with politicians. That is the plot of this book. I preferred the superior bug book, Kafka's Metamorphosis, which is literally just a bug in a room having a breakdown.
The writing in this book isn't too bad except for the political lingo. I feel like McEwan was trying to make a point, but unfortunately due to my disinterest in the subject and themes, I got absolutely nothing from it. There was a scene where someone falsely accuses a politician of sexual assault and it's just treated as "Ah well, what else could we have done to get him fired?". I still don't know what reversalism is, despite that long explanation of it at the start of chapter two.
Listened to the audiobook, and unfortunately had to experience Bill Nighy's impression of the 'US President' in 2019.
The writing in this book isn't too bad except for the political lingo. I feel like McEwan was trying to make a point, but unfortunately due to my disinterest in the subject and themes, I got absolutely nothing from it. There was a scene where someone falsely accuses a politician of sexual assault and it's just treated as "Ah well, what else could we have done to get him fired?". I still don't know what reversalism is, despite that long explanation of it at the start of chapter two.
Listened to the audiobook, and unfortunately had to experience Bill Nighy's impression of the 'US President' in 2019.
dark
funny
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes