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Number9dream
by David Mitchell
ah man...
i guess i couldn't love everything written by Mitchell.
this is the 4th book of his i've read, and by far my least favorite.
it was too 'action-y' and comic-book-y for me. still loads of clever writing, and there was a layer of depth here that you don't find in the usual cyber-punk, comic-book, action-packed sort of books. but it just didn't do it for me.
also, i totally dislike it when books use dreams as metaphors. reading about dreams always bores me, and this was no exception, depsite mitchell's skill. i figured dreams would play heavily in a book with 'dream' in the title, but i held out hope i would still like it. alas, it was just ok.
i did like Eiji, and when the story stayed 'typical,' i liked the book. but whenever Mitchell got into absurd Yakuza action sequences, or fantastical dream sequences, or that weird shit about talking goats and hens, i lost intrest.
i get that those parts are important, and part of what he is trying to say in regards to escapism and coming of age. nevertheless, i wasn't a fan.
i'd give it a 2.5.. it's better than 'ok' but i didn't quite fully 'like' it
i guess i couldn't love everything written by Mitchell.
this is the 4th book of his i've read, and by far my least favorite.
it was too 'action-y' and comic-book-y for me. still loads of clever writing, and there was a layer of depth here that you don't find in the usual cyber-punk, comic-book, action-packed sort of books. but it just didn't do it for me.
also, i totally dislike it when books use dreams as metaphors. reading about dreams always bores me, and this was no exception, depsite mitchell's skill. i figured dreams would play heavily in a book with 'dream' in the title, but i held out hope i would still like it. alas, it was just ok.
i did like Eiji, and when the story stayed 'typical,' i liked the book. but whenever Mitchell got into absurd Yakuza action sequences, or fantastical dream sequences, or that weird shit about talking goats and hens, i lost intrest.
i get that those parts are important, and part of what he is trying to say in regards to escapism and coming of age. nevertheless, i wasn't a fan.
i'd give it a 2.5.. it's better than 'ok' but i didn't quite fully 'like' it