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The Bone People
by Keri Hulme
Not ready to rate yet... Or this month, maybe. Complex and I was ready to be done with it...
Review:9.13.13
What to say about this book...
I struggled to get through it. There were some beautiful, musical sections. The mythology was strong but totally foreign. The writing style was just.... painful at times and beautiful at others.
In the Guardian's Booker Club review (http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2009/nov/19/booker-club-bone-people), the reviewer sums it up nicely: "there follows a moving, intimate insight into the lives of these three struggling people. There are passages of great warmth and beauty. There are scenes of fine drunken comedy. There are also moments of brutal violence, made all the more shocking by the clear love Joe shows for his victim Simon – and the reciprocal affection Simon has for Joe, in spite (perhaps even partly because) of everything..."
Once I got in to the pacing of this book, and past its stream of thought style, i really enjoyed it. My favorite section, where the rhythm really felt right was when they were on holiday at the beach. Once they get back and spend the evening at the bar, and everything hits a frenzy of violence, i was lost again. Or more accurately, I was tired. I didn't see any good coming of anyone's life, and they mythology that Hulme was trying to build remained too flimsy for me to stay invested.
I'm glad i picked it up, and for Hulme's dedication to her unique style alone, I appreciate this as a Booker winner. Recommended for: mythology readers, New Zealand/Maori life, alcoholism, strange tone.
Review:9.13.13
What to say about this book...
I struggled to get through it. There were some beautiful, musical sections. The mythology was strong but totally foreign. The writing style was just.... painful at times and beautiful at others.
In the Guardian's Booker Club review (http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2009/nov/19/booker-club-bone-people), the reviewer sums it up nicely: "there follows a moving, intimate insight into the lives of these three struggling people. There are passages of great warmth and beauty. There are scenes of fine drunken comedy. There are also moments of brutal violence, made all the more shocking by the clear love Joe shows for his victim Simon – and the reciprocal affection Simon has for Joe, in spite (perhaps even partly because) of everything..."
Once I got in to the pacing of this book, and past its stream of thought style, i really enjoyed it. My favorite section, where the rhythm really felt right was when they were on holiday at the beach. Once they get back and spend the evening at the bar, and everything hits a frenzy of violence, i was lost again. Or more accurately, I was tired. I didn't see any good coming of anyone's life, and they mythology that Hulme was trying to build remained too flimsy for me to stay invested.
I'm glad i picked it up, and for Hulme's dedication to her unique style alone, I appreciate this as a Booker winner. Recommended for: mythology readers, New Zealand/Maori life, alcoholism, strange tone.