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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
This is a book that seeks to key the average man deeply into publishing.
Interesting read.
Interesting read.
tense
fast-paced
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Připadá mi ironické, že jsem to dočetla ve stejnou chvíli, co dočítám Nejzasutější vzpomínku na lidi, neboť ač se jedná stylově o dvě naprosto odlišné knihy, které by se jen těžko daly srovnávat, obě otevírají otázku vlivu autora na dílo spojenou s etnickou menšinou autora, byť z odlišných perspektiv a se zcela odlišným cílem.
Na Nažluto oceňuji, že se nebojí poukazovat na ambivalenci úhlů pohledů různých současných postojů spojených s těmito otázkami, a i když by se plagiátorství protagonistky dalo označit za jednoznačně špatné, líbí se mi, jakým způsobem ji Kuang tematizuje a ve výsledku se i Junin čin dá vnímat ambivalentně. Co mě mírně zklamalo je konec. Navíc si nedovolím dát pět hvězd, jelikož — i když se kniha nepochybně četla velmi dobře a užívala jsem si kulturní reference — styl, kterým je dílo napsané, mi nepřišel ničím invenční a ve výsledku literárně zajímavý.
Na Nažluto oceňuji, že se nebojí poukazovat na ambivalenci úhlů pohledů různých současných postojů spojených s těmito otázkami, a i když by se plagiátorství protagonistky dalo označit za jednoznačně špatné, líbí se mi, jakým způsobem ji Kuang tematizuje a ve výsledku se i Junin čin dá vnímat ambivalentně. Co mě mírně zklamalo je konec. Navíc si nedovolím dát pět hvězd, jelikož — i když se kniha nepochybně četla velmi dobře a užívala jsem si kulturní reference — styl, kterým je dílo napsané, mi nepřišel ničím invenční a ve výsledku literárně zajímavý.
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I’ve had to think about this review a lot.
As a general statement, it’s typically quite difficult for me to genuinely like or not be suspicious of books that reference modern day pop culture like Kanye, or social media, etc. I’m not particularly sure why - I’ve been thinking about this recently and I’m not sure if there’s a valid basis for this.
I will say that I still enjoyed the book and was genuinely impressed. I think the character work was amazing - before reading the criticisms and reviews of the books one of my first thoughts was that juniper was a thoughtfully crafted character. There’s a good balance of how much you dislike her and yet kwang still creates room for sympathy. I also think I liked the moral ambiguity across all the characters - made the situations less cut and dry.
I also did like the end in the sense that it was very clear that kwang is critiquing the cyclical patterns of fame and press with the publishing industry.
And I read some criticisms saying they didn’t like the action svene at the end because it felt out of place - but I disagree! I think it wasn’t a horrible addition (maybe not my preferred choice for a penultimate-ish scene) but she tended to write in relatively grotesque and morbid metaphors in the first place…I think the sporadic incorporation of that kind of language made the book interesting and turned the story into something that can be seen beyond just a silly fame seeking racist white woman.
I do only have concerns because I have heard that kwang incorporated criticisms that she received into the narrative - but was relatively ambiguous about whether she was apologetic or ambivalent. But I do overall think that interesting points ab narrative and privilege were explored.
It was funny! Very good + light read!
As a general statement, it’s typically quite difficult for me to genuinely like or not be suspicious of books that reference modern day pop culture like Kanye, or social media, etc. I’m not particularly sure why - I’ve been thinking about this recently and I’m not sure if there’s a valid basis for this.
I will say that I still enjoyed the book and was genuinely impressed. I think the character work was amazing - before reading the criticisms and reviews of the books one of my first thoughts was that juniper was a thoughtfully crafted character. There’s a good balance of how much you dislike her and yet kwang still creates room for sympathy. I also think I liked the moral ambiguity across all the characters - made the situations less cut and dry.
I also did like the end in the sense that it was very clear that kwang is critiquing the cyclical patterns of fame and press with the publishing industry.
And I read some criticisms saying they didn’t like the action svene at the end because it felt out of place - but I disagree! I think it wasn’t a horrible addition (maybe not my preferred choice for a penultimate-ish scene) but she tended to write in relatively grotesque and morbid metaphors in the first place…I think the sporadic incorporation of that kind of language made the book interesting and turned the story into something that can be seen beyond just a silly fame seeking racist white woman.
I do only have concerns because I have heard that kwang incorporated criticisms that she received into the narrative - but was relatively ambiguous about whether she was apologetic or ambivalent. But I do overall think that interesting points ab narrative and privilege were explored.
It was funny! Very good + light read!
dark
funny
medium-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
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-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
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes