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A review by nichughes
The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy
2.0
I tried so hard to enjoy this book and it is painful to give it such a low rating. I started out intrigued and looking forward to how it would unfold... and I'd start to get disillusioned, then he'd pull me back in briefly... but ultimately, it was not an enjoyable read. I get the myriad themes he laces throughout and Bobby/Alice are both characters that you want to know more about. But there's so much overdone dialogue and superfluous detail about things that don't end up mattering. This took too much intense concentration with very little payoff in the end.
Merged review:
I tried so hard to enjoy this book and it is painful to give it such a low rating. I started out intrigued and looking forward to how it would unfold... and I'd start to get disillusioned, then he'd pull me back in briefly... but ultimately, it was not an enjoyable read. I get the myriad themes he laces throughout and Bobby/Alice are both characters that you want to know more about. But there's so much overdone dialogue and superfluous detail about things that don't end up mattering. This took too much intense concentration with very little payoff in the end.
Merged review:
I tried so hard to enjoy this book and it is painful to give it such a low rating. I started out intrigued and looking forward to how it would unfold... and I'd start to get disillusioned, then he'd pull me back in briefly... but ultimately, it was not an enjoyable read. I get the myriad themes he laces throughout and Bobby/Alice are both characters that you want to know more about. But there's so much overdone dialogue and superfluous detail about things that don't end up mattering. This took too much intense concentration with very little payoff in the end.