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A review by raccooni
Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak
Did not finish book.
1.0
DNF at 10%
I spontaneously bought this kindle book because it was 2.99 and it was The Book Thief author... I should have at least read the sample first. I have no urge to read any further. There's too many weird unnecessary metaphors, too many characters, and I get that the author is trying to be "unique" in the way he is writing/structuring the plot with the "Murderer" being some suspicious dude that seems to sneak into the boys' house several times, but I just was confused and didn't have the motivation to try and figure it out. I'm a fan of simple writing that still has an interesting story. The writing here felt like someone new and young to writing who is trying to sound "smart" and "poetic" more than they are trying to deliver a story that we the readers should care about. I didn't find myself caring about any of the characters. Maybe I will try reading this book again later (but I highly doubt it) but for now I'm going to find something better of my time to read. I just couldn't get a good sense of the story, what direction it was going into, who I should care about.
Just going to drop down some weird sentences I found in this book that maybe will make you decide whether you'd like to give this book a shot.
"The animal in question was named Achielles, and there was a backstory longer than a country mile as to how he ended up in our suburban backyard" (pg 15)
"This kitchen was a geography and climate all of its own: overcast walls. Parched floor. A coastline of dirty dishes stretching toward the sink. And then the heat, the heat." (17)
"The Murderer backed slowly away, into the rest of the house. Its silence was something awesome--an enormous playground for the guilt to wreak havoc, to work him over--but it was also a deception." (25) PLEASE WHAT THE HECK DOES THAT MEAN?
I don't know. Maybe I'm wrong about this book. I did read this 10% over the course of 5 days, so maybe I would understand the story better if I read all the 10% in a sitting. But if I can't even read more than 10 pages in a sitting of this book without wanting to go do something else maybe that says something.
I spontaneously bought this kindle book because it was 2.99 and it was The Book Thief author... I should have at least read the sample first. I have no urge to read any further. There's too many weird unnecessary metaphors, too many characters, and I get that the author is trying to be "unique" in the way he is writing/structuring the plot with the "Murderer" being some suspicious dude that seems to sneak into the boys' house several times, but I just was confused and didn't have the motivation to try and figure it out. I'm a fan of simple writing that still has an interesting story. The writing here felt like someone new and young to writing who is trying to sound "smart" and "poetic" more than they are trying to deliver a story that we the readers should care about. I didn't find myself caring about any of the characters. Maybe I will try reading this book again later (but I highly doubt it) but for now I'm going to find something better of my time to read. I just couldn't get a good sense of the story, what direction it was going into, who I should care about.
Just going to drop down some weird sentences I found in this book that maybe will make you decide whether you'd like to give this book a shot.
"The animal in question was named Achielles, and there was a backstory longer than a country mile as to how he ended up in our suburban backyard" (pg 15)
"This kitchen was a geography and climate all of its own: overcast walls. Parched floor. A coastline of dirty dishes stretching toward the sink. And then the heat, the heat." (17)
"The Murderer backed slowly away, into the rest of the house. Its silence was something awesome--an enormous playground for the guilt to wreak havoc, to work him over--but it was also a deception." (25) PLEASE WHAT THE HECK DOES THAT MEAN?
I don't know. Maybe I'm wrong about this book. I did read this 10% over the course of 5 days, so maybe I would understand the story better if I read all the 10% in a sitting. But if I can't even read more than 10 pages in a sitting of this book without wanting to go do something else maybe that says something.