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A review by clare_tan_wenhui
Twilight by Elie Wiesel
3.0
I have very mixed feelings about this book. Firstly, it has a lot of great lines and passages. I gave up trying to note all of them down, as it would most probably clog up this review post. Those quotes are deeply affecting, triggering one to do deep introspection about one's values, principles and beliefs. Also, since the theme of madness in this book, narrated in the style where it draws Biblical references, is one that I can relate to.
That being said, the structure of this book is an utter challenge. It was only when I persevered towards the end, when the logical flow of this book began to make much better sense, as its disjointedness was wearing me down as a reader very badly.
Maybe that was the purpose of the author, afterall madness is indeed akin to disjointedness. But even then, my advice to all who wish to try this book. It is not easy, and the pay-offs for it may not be for everyone. Maybe I will revisit it another time and my outlook towards it would have changed.
That being said, the structure of this book is an utter challenge. It was only when I persevered towards the end, when the logical flow of this book began to make much better sense, as its disjointedness was wearing me down as a reader very badly.
Maybe that was the purpose of the author, afterall madness is indeed akin to disjointedness. But even then, my advice to all who wish to try this book. It is not easy, and the pay-offs for it may not be for everyone. Maybe I will revisit it another time and my outlook towards it would have changed.