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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
Content notes: rape of a minor, gang rape, death, drug use, child neglect
Mijn tweede T.C. Boyle. Hij schrijft zo mooi, zo vloeiend, zo beeldend. Twee vrouwen praten en ‘the hounds of gossip went barking up every tree’ . Hoe mooi is dat?! En meer van dat lekkers.
De verhaallijn zat goed, maar niet goed genoeg voor de vijf sterren.
De verhaallijn zat goed, maar niet goed genoeg voor de vijf sterren.
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
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
adventurous
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:
No
This was a birthday gift from Katie. My only complaint about this book is that not many of the characters are very likable. I hurried to get to the end in the hopes that the hippies would totally self-destruct and freeze to death in the bush. However, the non-hippie couple made me want to live off the land and hunt in a way that watching "Into the Wild" never did.
I really like the story line "idea" of this book....but I kept feeling like the author was high-fiving himself about his writing. overdoing it with his descriptions of things....jezz, just so wordy.
I got bored and barely cared about the characters.
I got bored and barely cared about the characters.
I like the characters in this book. I like 'em all. They are interesting, they do interesting things, they surprise me... all good things for characters to do.
I like the plot of this book. The story is unusual and realistic enough. Most importantly the plot is compelling.
I do not think I am much impressed with Boyle's writing style. I thought that many of his metaphors were clunky and "purple." Climactic events weren't particularly climactic, and the story just sort of petered out. Finally, the narrative style of the book suffers in the second half. There is a subtle shift where the narration no longer tells what is happening, rather the characters tend to tell us or other characters in the novel what has happened. It is weak and disengaging.
Still, I liked the book, and who knows, maybe I'll read another TC Boyle book.
I like the plot of this book. The story is unusual and realistic enough. Most importantly the plot is compelling.
I do not think I am much impressed with Boyle's writing style. I thought that many of his metaphors were clunky and "purple." Climactic events weren't particularly climactic, and the story just sort of petered out. Finally, the narrative style of the book suffers in the second half. There is a subtle shift where the narration no longer tells what is happening, rather the characters tend to tell us or other characters in the novel what has happened. It is weak and disengaging.
Still, I liked the book, and who knows, maybe I'll read another TC Boyle book.
When I first picked this book up I got a bit of a quizzing from hubby as he took one look at the cover and wondered what on earth I was reading 😂 It did as a result make me quite conscious of how I left it on my desk at work!
I think this may well be my first book based during the hippy era, and at first I wasn't quite sure I would enjoy it. The whole laziness of them in their Californian commune was pretty disgusting really and it's no wonder the authorities wanted them moved on. The other part of the story based in Alaska was fairly interesting, how they had to grow and store as much as they could while the weather was good to make sure they had enough to get through winter. Of course the two parts of the story come together eventually with some interesting consequences.
It wasn't a bad story, but it did seem to take me an age to get through it, at times I couldn't muster up the enthusiasm to pick it up.
I think this may well be my first book based during the hippy era, and at first I wasn't quite sure I would enjoy it. The whole laziness of them in their Californian commune was pretty disgusting really and it's no wonder the authorities wanted them moved on. The other part of the story based in Alaska was fairly interesting, how they had to grow and store as much as they could while the weather was good to make sure they had enough to get through winter. Of course the two parts of the story come together eventually with some interesting consequences.
It wasn't a bad story, but it did seem to take me an age to get through it, at times I couldn't muster up the enthusiasm to pick it up.