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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I have really mixed feelings about this book. I always found it engaging to read but I wouldn't be bothered if I didn't read it again. It took me a while to read. I would recommend trying it out though.
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
The book was fine, but probably not something I would have read on my own. This was a mandatory reading for school.
The writing was, in absence of a better word, flat. The book was full of cliches. The timeline was most times hard to follow.
On the other hand, I liked the cliches, and the way the chapters told their own story made it easier to read without getting bored. Even though I had to take some time at every new chapter to figure out where in the timeline it was set, it is something that sets the book apart from all the others.
The writing was, in absence of a better word, flat. The book was full of cliches. The timeline was most times hard to follow.
On the other hand, I liked the cliches, and the way the chapters told their own story made it easier to read without getting bored. Even though I had to take some time at every new chapter to figure out where in the timeline it was set, it is something that sets the book apart from all the others.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Eh. Boa ideia, má execução... mas essa capa original é muito mais bonita do que a minha, e também não sei se o problema é da tradução. Mas com ou sem tradução, não sei se o livro está bem escrito.
A curiosidade matou o gato, levou-me a ler o livro até ao fim. O ritmo é melhor no final do que no meio e início, as descrições são muito narrativas e sem sentimentos, informativas, e para mais, a narração na primeira pessoa não faz sentido com esta personagem iletrada. Quer dizer, as palavras e descrições são muito caras... e depois há essa questão de ele não narrar com sentimentos (nem ele nem as outras personagens que lhe contam histórias ao longo do livro).
Muitos clichés, que eu até aceito, não vou ser picuinhas nesse sentido.
A história é curiosa, o plot twist também, mas a execução... Não sei. É só ok. Giro, com muitas falhas chatas, e outras falhas que são mais irrelevantes. Fica pela ideia e pelo retrato social (que no entanto já li que não é assim tão accurate).
A curiosidade matou o gato, levou-me a ler o livro até ao fim. O ritmo é melhor no final do que no meio e início, as descrições são muito narrativas e sem sentimentos, informativas, e para mais, a narração na primeira pessoa não faz sentido com esta personagem iletrada. Quer dizer, as palavras e descrições são muito caras... e depois há essa questão de ele não narrar com sentimentos (nem ele nem as outras personagens que lhe contam histórias ao longo do livro).
Muitos clichés, que eu até aceito, não vou ser picuinhas nesse sentido.
A história é curiosa, o plot twist também, mas a execução... Não sei. É só ok. Giro, com muitas falhas chatas, e outras falhas que são mais irrelevantes. Fica pela ideia e pelo retrato social (que no entanto já li que não é assim tão accurate).
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
tense
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:
Complicated
Fantastic ending with a good moral! Helping others pays off in the end!
I love this book it is one of my all time favorites. Not only have I discovered a bias for loving all stories coming from this region but I love the individual stories within this one story; I love how he came to each answer. It isn't only that I love the underdog winning aspect of this book, but I mostly loved that it is a telling story of how life can provide answers despite upbringing and privilege. Simply living is beneficial too.
REVIEW: 27/10/16
Super quick, easy, entertaining read but I did have a few problems with it.
The structure was what initially drew me to the story but unfortunately that ended up being one of the downfalls of the book for me. The last few chapters just felt way toooooo convenient and the character development was just lacking.
Also found a few errors in the book:
- A magazine depicting Australia's landscape is described as featuring an image of "Volcanoes spewing out deadly lava" (p. 129). I had to Google it but yes there are volcanoes on mainland Australia but certainly not any active ones so how exactly did these photographers supposedly capture these photos in Australia.
- A devout cricket fan is described as getting up "at midnight if [the match] was in Australia" (p. 232). Midnight in India is somewhere between 2:30AM to 5:30AM in Australia, depending on the state. I've never heard of any professional cricket match starting at that time lol.
One more thing, the female characters were all incredibly flat and one dimensional so either the author doesn't know how to write female characters or the main protagonist has no clue about woman. I'll give the author the benefit of the doubt and go with the latter.
I know it sounds like I'm just bashing on the book now but honestly it was a fun read. I enjoyed being immersed in the culture and definitely appreciated the fact that it wasn't just depicting the lives of lower middle class citizens but also upper middle class citizens so the scope of its representation wasn't so narrow.
Super quick, easy, entertaining read but I did have a few problems with it.
The structure was what initially drew me to the story but unfortunately that ended up being one of the downfalls of the book for me. The last few chapters just felt way toooooo convenient and the character development was just lacking.
Also found a few errors in the book:
- A magazine depicting Australia's landscape is described as featuring an image of "Volcanoes spewing out deadly lava" (p. 129). I had to Google it but yes there are volcanoes on mainland Australia but certainly not any active ones so how exactly did these photographers supposedly capture these photos in Australia.
- A devout cricket fan is described as getting up "at midnight if [the match] was in Australia" (p. 232). Midnight in India is somewhere between 2:30AM to 5:30AM in Australia, depending on the state. I've never heard of any professional cricket match starting at that time lol.
One more thing, the female characters were all incredibly flat and one dimensional so either the author doesn't know how to write female characters or the main protagonist has no clue about woman. I'll give the author the benefit of the doubt and go with the latter.
I know it sounds like I'm just bashing on the book now but honestly it was a fun read. I enjoyed being immersed in the culture and definitely appreciated the fact that it wasn't just depicting the lives of lower middle class citizens but also upper middle class citizens so the scope of its representation wasn't so narrow.