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Universality by Natasha Brown
BOOK # 3: UNIVERSALITY, NATASHA BROWN, LONGLISTED FOR #BOOKERPRIZE2025
A book that starts off with a burglary moves on to a banker plagued with a paranoia despite being a capitalist, activists with utopian ambitions, and a mix of columnists, and journalists, some trying to make a niche for themselves and others who are well known.
Universality is a cerebral exploration of inequality, the economic crisis in the UK, the use and misuse of language, identity, and much more. Each character embodies a particular problem, serving as a mirror to different aspects of society.
The book is divided into five parts and is narrated in a highly fragmented style.
While the concept is undeniably brilliant, I found the reading experience challenging. I even reread it, but it still didn’t click. Perhaps it’s too cerebral for my taste, or maybe there are simply too many characters for such a short book.
A book that starts off with a burglary moves on to a banker plagued with a paranoia despite being a capitalist, activists with utopian ambitions, and a mix of columnists, and journalists, some trying to make a niche for themselves and others who are well known.
Universality is a cerebral exploration of inequality, the economic crisis in the UK, the use and misuse of language, identity, and much more. Each character embodies a particular problem, serving as a mirror to different aspects of society.
The book is divided into five parts and is narrated in a highly fragmented style.
While the concept is undeniably brilliant, I found the reading experience challenging. I even reread it, but it still didn’t click. Perhaps it’s too cerebral for my taste, or maybe there are simply too many characters for such a short book.