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A review by rachel_jozie
White Trash Gothic by Edward Lee
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
*I'm not going to give you the 'what this book is about' blurb - you can read that elsewhere.
1. I'm glad I decided to read The Bighead before diving into this one. It really set the scene for what I was walking into both story-wise and style-wise. I think some familiarity was important, especially given how this book starts off. I'll admit I didn't love the first few chapters, but given my rating, you can see that changed as I read on!
2. Lee is obviously incredibly intelligent, which is evident in the style he writes as well as the references he makes, but is also hilarious based on the backwoods idiotic characters in this book. I love a good juxtaposition, though, and this book is full of scenarios where the contrast is evident.
3. The MC is a pretentious dick and is the perfect dichotomy to the rest of the characters and plot. He does loosen as time goes on and becomes a much more tolerable character, although I'd never call him particularly likable.
4. I love the way Lee writes certain parallels between you as the reader/he as the writer and what is happening to the writer in the book. It sort of brings the plot out of the book and into your actual life, deeply absorbing you.
5. I'm so glad this is a 'saga' or trilogy because by the end I was feeling all 'WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING?!' So I simply picked up book 2 in order to find out...
1. I'm glad I decided to read The Bighead before diving into this one. It really set the scene for what I was walking into both story-wise and style-wise. I think some familiarity was important, especially given how this book starts off. I'll admit I didn't love the first few chapters, but given my rating, you can see that changed as I read on!
2. Lee is obviously incredibly intelligent, which is evident in the style he writes as well as the references he makes, but is also hilarious based on the backwoods idiotic characters in this book. I love a good juxtaposition, though, and this book is full of scenarios where the contrast is evident.
3. The MC is a pretentious dick and is the perfect dichotomy to the rest of the characters and plot. He does loosen as time goes on and becomes a much more tolerable character, although I'd never call him particularly likable.
4. I love the way Lee writes certain parallels between you as the reader/he as the writer and what is happening to the writer in the book. It sort of brings the plot out of the book and into your actual life, deeply absorbing you.
5. I'm so glad this is a 'saga' or trilogy because by the end I was feeling all 'WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING?!' So I simply picked up book 2 in order to find out...