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A review by gabiloue
Munmun by Jesse Andrews
2.0
I was so excited to read this book when I first heard about it! I thought the idea of having your literal size be dictated by how much money you own to be brilliant and a great outlet for social commentary. While the book was definitely an effective commentary, it was also wildly disappointing.
The writing was very odd and while I understood why it was written the way it was (full of bad grammar, made up words, and misspellings due to the uneducated narrator's voice), it just never really connected with me. I hated all the characters and the plot was just weird. It was unpredictable, but not in the "wow, I can't believe that just happened, didn't see that coming!" kind of way, but in the "uh okay so this is what we're doing now, okay," kind of way.
That being said, the world of "Munmun" was a very creative way to establish a satire on our current society, and however weird the writing and plot were, the book definitely got its point across.
The writing was very odd and while I understood why it was written the way it was (full of bad grammar, made up words, and misspellings due to the uneducated narrator's voice), it just never really connected with me. I hated all the characters and the plot was just weird. It was unpredictable, but not in the "wow, I can't believe that just happened, didn't see that coming!" kind of way, but in the "uh okay so this is what we're doing now, okay," kind of way.
That being said, the world of "Munmun" was a very creative way to establish a satire on our current society, and however weird the writing and plot were, the book definitely got its point across.