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A review by tien
And the Ass Saw the Angel by Nick Cave
1.0
So, it's not often that rate a book so low but I just don't get it and while I don't hate it (I think hate is a very strong emotion & I'm not feeling it), I didn't enjoy it.
The story is told in first person so while I understand why the author employed 'Ah' for I (set in Southern US), I find it somewhat annoying because it feels put on. It feels like the author is trying too hard (not sure if I'm just thinking too much about this noting author is Aussie). The whole setting of the novel was also a little off putting. Set in the early to mid(ish) of 20th century in a small Southern US town which is very religious that it feels almost cult-ish.
The narrator is a mute and an outcast. He was born of a family rife with incest and drunkenness and so grew up in a very violent circumstance (he was not welcome by the town either). His only escape is his solitary hideaway in the swamp. This is all very sad but yet his personality does not allow you to sympathise with him as he knowingly commit some crazy acts. The ending, however, got to me; not sure whether to laugh or be scared...
The story is told in first person so while I understand why the author employed 'Ah' for I (set in Southern US), I find it somewhat annoying because it feels put on. It feels like the author is trying too hard (not sure if I'm just thinking too much about this noting author is Aussie). The whole setting of the novel was also a little off putting. Set in the early to mid(ish) of 20th century in a small Southern US town which is very religious that it feels almost cult-ish.
The narrator is a mute and an outcast. He was born of a family rife with incest and drunkenness and so grew up in a very violent circumstance (he was not welcome by the town either). His only escape is his solitary hideaway in the swamp. This is all very sad but yet his personality does not allow you to sympathise with him as he knowingly commit some crazy acts. The ending, however, got to me; not sure whether to laugh or be scared...