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jehans 's review for:
Sophie's Choice
by William Styron
Without going into too much detail, this book had its ups and downs for me, but as I move further away from it, I appreciate it more and more.
At first, I tried to move quickly through some of the book. I felt that the narrator went off on unessential tangents too often, but Styron's writing is beautiful. And even though it was written just thirty years ago, it felt as though it belonged to another time completely.
The characters he created are engaging and real.
I struggled with Sophie's choice, not the book, but her actual choice in the novel, and Styron's decision not to elaborate on the 'why' whatsoever, leaving the reader wondering about it all. But with more time, I understand that there cannot be an explanation, only that it happened, and Styron, having such a firm grasp on the psychology of the human mind, knew this all too well.
At first, I tried to move quickly through some of the book. I felt that the narrator went off on unessential tangents too often, but Styron's writing is beautiful. And even though it was written just thirty years ago, it felt as though it belonged to another time completely.
The characters he created are engaging and real.
I struggled with Sophie's choice, not the book, but her actual choice in the novel, and Styron's decision not to elaborate on the 'why' whatsoever, leaving the reader wondering about it all. But with more time, I understand that there cannot be an explanation, only that it happened, and Styron, having such a firm grasp on the psychology of the human mind, knew this all too well.