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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
""Ah," I can hear you say, "so it was all a build-up to bore us with his buggy jiving. He only wanted us to listen to him rave!""
When you jokingly diss your own book at the end and it's absolutely true. Oof!
This book is not well written. I find that it's an extremely accurate depiction of a series of events that are relatively plausible. It definitely could have happened (well, some of it). This, however, does not make it good. Real life is LONG and boring as all hell and so is this book. That's what editing is for and this book needed it desperately.
Also can't not mention the HEFTY misogyny. Absolutely disgusting.
Why was the incest/rape scene included and why was it SO LONG???? There was really no need for that. Didn't like it, didn't appreciate it.
There's some interesting commentary on race but nothing that isn't done a hundred times better in other books that are worth significantly more of your valuable time. I do not recommend this book.
When you jokingly diss your own book at the end and it's absolutely true. Oof!
This book is not well written. I find that it's an extremely accurate depiction of a series of events that are relatively plausible. It definitely could have happened (well, some of it). This, however, does not make it good. Real life is LONG and boring as all hell and so is this book. That's what editing is for and this book needed it desperately.
Also can't not mention the HEFTY misogyny. Absolutely disgusting.
Why was the incest/rape scene included and why was it SO LONG???? There was really no need for that. Didn't like it, didn't appreciate it.
There's some interesting commentary on race but nothing that isn't done a hundred times better in other books that are worth significantly more of your valuable time. I do not recommend this book.
I haven’t read this book since high school, recently learned that Ralph Ellison was from OKC, so I decided I ought to reread this book. I listened to a very performance driven audiobook version which helped drive this book for me, but I ultimately appreciated this much more than I did during AP English in high school. Parts were gut punches, others it felt like the narrative equivalent of scrambling up a disintegrating rock wall, which I’m sure lends to its legend. Well worth the reread.
One of the best fiction books I've ever read...maybe the best
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Een zwarte odyssee door racistisch Amerika. Een zinderend boek. De meest memorabele passages hebben een haast hallucinante kwaliteit, maar Ellisons schrijven is altijd kraakhelder.
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Мне не понравилась книга. Фантастика - это очень опасный, я считаю, жанр. Главное в этом жанре всегда помнить, что фантастика - это лишь средство для достижения цели, которой, имхо, должно быть раскрытие сущности человека в каких-то сложных ситуациях. В этой книге я этого не увидел. Ставлю 2 звезды. И то с натяжкой.