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A review by char1otte
Dinner at the Centre of the Earth by Nathan Englander
3.0
This is an interesting topic and every little scene, be it dialogue or descriptive, is gripping and written beautifully. However, I seem to have trouble understanding why the snippets of the story are strung together in this particular way.
Starting this book, I would read a chapter or two, put the book down as nothing 'made sense yet', and then start again from the beginning the next time I picked it up to read. I would get a little further each time, and get into each character's account - but I still felt lost in the story, lost in between the words and sentences. Only after a long while did certain narratives begin to make some sense to me and it became easier for me to read on. I do not want to discredit the author's incredible talent of writing a fascinating story. I loved the topic and it made me want to visit the places described in the book even more than before, but as an outsider to the conflict thematised in this work I don't believe I could fully capture and appreciate the brilliance of following 'normal' people's stories.
Even though I cannot write a raving review like so many others, this book is still so worth a read. I hope you can feel at home in the book faster than I could.
Starting this book, I would read a chapter or two, put the book down as nothing 'made sense yet', and then start again from the beginning the next time I picked it up to read. I would get a little further each time, and get into each character's account - but I still felt lost in the story, lost in between the words and sentences. Only after a long while did certain narratives begin to make some sense to me and it became easier for me to read on. I do not want to discredit the author's incredible talent of writing a fascinating story. I loved the topic and it made me want to visit the places described in the book even more than before, but as an outsider to the conflict thematised in this work I don't believe I could fully capture and appreciate the brilliance of following 'normal' people's stories.
Even though I cannot write a raving review like so many others, this book is still so worth a read. I hope you can feel at home in the book faster than I could.