A review by quinndm
The Castle in the Forest by Norman Mailer

3.0

I really loved the concept and the writing style of this book. I wanted to enjoy it more than I did. But, I found most of the dialogue way too clinical and ominously philosophical (which is great), but a lot of the characters in the book are young and/or illiterate; which, apart from the very brief description explaining their lack of education and intelligence, is quickly lost in their strangely (and uncharacteristically) eloquent speaking styles.

The book had a great - and very gripping - pace... until the bees! Too many damn pages and chapters about bees and bee-keeping. And, once you manage to pass all that, the book picks up again and finishes a very interesting take on Hitler's youth.