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Завещанието на Гидиън Мак
by Джеймс Робъртсън, James Robertson
I've read this book before- almost exactly one year ago in fact. I remember being underwhelmed, but looking back at the review I wrote, I was clearly even more displeased than that.
But I recently saw a play (The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart) with similar tones of Scottish folklore about the Devil, and got a taste for it, so I decided to try again. (Actually, I could literally make a Goodreads list for 'tones Scottish folklore about the Devil' as Witch Wood also comes to mind). Point is, this book bumped up to 4 stars from a second read, and I now see why I was compelled for a second read. Maybe in a year I have become a kinder, gentler me, more disposed to empathy. Because I understand that as the reader, we do see the chaos and selfishness of Gideon Mack, the aspects of his personality that drew him into this encounter. But also, the circumstance of life that made these so. On the second read, this became not just an appealing aesthetic of a story line, but an illuminating mindset to put yourself in.
"...Perhaps it is that I am too young and idealistic, but I could find very little sympathy for such a piece of shit protagonist. It is a pretty story, but the character development that seemed like it was being set up never happened- Gideon remained as self obsessed and oblivious of his harm to others throughout...."
But I recently saw a play (The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart) with similar tones of Scottish folklore about the Devil, and got a taste for it, so I decided to try again. (Actually, I could literally make a Goodreads list for 'tones Scottish folklore about the Devil' as Witch Wood also comes to mind). Point is, this book bumped up to 4 stars from a second read, and I now see why I was compelled for a second read. Maybe in a year I have become a kinder, gentler me, more disposed to empathy. Because I understand that as the reader, we do see the chaos and selfishness of Gideon Mack, the aspects of his personality that drew him into this encounter. But also, the circumstance of life that made these so. On the second read, this became not just an appealing aesthetic of a story line, but an illuminating mindset to put yourself in.