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A review by jobiekristanya
The Shipping News by Annie Proulx
3.0
I'm not sure what I think about it. I can tell you what I did.
At first I enjoy Proulx's style but about three quarters of the way through the book I just began to skip over some of her drawn out style. It seemed to me to be excess of the story which I was really more interested in than how she told it.
I know there are people out there who will consider this a blasphemy against her genius. But when you wax so poetic and your reader just wants you to get on with the action . . . is that the fault of the reader or the writer?
Or culture?
I did spend an entire afternoon finishing it so there must've been something to love.
To each his own. Not a bad book. A great writer. I did enjoy the story and her imagery and character will definitely stay with me for some time.
At first I enjoy Proulx's style but about three quarters of the way through the book I just began to skip over some of her drawn out style. It seemed to me to be excess of the story which I was really more interested in than how she told it.
I know there are people out there who will consider this a blasphemy against her genius. But when you wax so poetic and your reader just wants you to get on with the action . . . is that the fault of the reader or the writer?
Or culture?
I did spend an entire afternoon finishing it so there must've been something to love.
To each his own. Not a bad book. A great writer. I did enjoy the story and her imagery and character will definitely stay with me for some time.