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White Tears
by Hari Kunzru
4.5 but rounding up. This had me hooked at the start because I loved how detailed the MC went into music production, records, history etc - while I didn’t get all the references it gave me flashbacks to when I was deep into the same topic. I appreciated the detail, the amount of research and detail needed to make that world real.
I then related to the MC’s aimlessness, and how easily he gets swept up in the first person who seems to share his passions. But then the book starts to morph into something far more meaningful and layered.
The relationship between the MC and his rich best friend. That build up of resentment but also dependability.
Then the horror-esque undertones as things unravel. Often you can’t tell if certain things are happening or if it’s hallucinations.
Then we get to the meat in the last 100 pages. The privilege of the main cast of characters to joyride into a culture, when their privilege is built on institutionalised racism.
You feel all of that throughout but can’t quite put the pieces together and then everything slots dramatically together in the last act.
I then related to the MC’s aimlessness, and how easily he gets swept up in the first person who seems to share his passions. But then the book starts to morph into something far more meaningful and layered.
The relationship between the MC and his rich best friend. That build up of resentment but also dependability.
Then the horror-esque undertones as things unravel. Often you can’t tell if certain things are happening or if it’s hallucinations.
Then we get to the meat in the last 100 pages. The privilege of the main cast of characters to joyride into a culture, when their privilege is built on institutionalised racism.
You feel all of that throughout but can’t quite put the pieces together and then everything slots dramatically together in the last act.