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A review by matt777
OK, Mr Field by Katharine Kilalea
3.0
This book was really good at first. Then it got really dry. Overall, it wasn't awful.
If you hate copious description and terribly hard to follow, elaborate metaphors, you definitely won't like this book. It felt, largely, like a colouring book of philosophical metaphors which the reader was obliged to colour in for the novel to be complete. It is one of those books which demands the reader put in as much work as the author.
That said, if you enjoy that kind of abstract, philosophical novel, you'll like this one. Additionally, the writing is exquisite—vibrant, creative, honest, and soothing. The entire tone of this novel is like a low, calming hum from the ocean. The plot transpires slowly, reflectively, and entirely in beige.
OK, Mr Field was a very good novel, but not everyone's cup of tea. I enjoyed it, but was bored at parts, too.
If you hate copious description and terribly hard to follow, elaborate metaphors, you definitely won't like this book. It felt, largely, like a colouring book of philosophical metaphors which the reader was obliged to colour in for the novel to be complete. It is one of those books which demands the reader put in as much work as the author.
That said, if you enjoy that kind of abstract, philosophical novel, you'll like this one. Additionally, the writing is exquisite—vibrant, creative, honest, and soothing. The entire tone of this novel is like a low, calming hum from the ocean. The plot transpires slowly, reflectively, and entirely in beige.
OK, Mr Field was a very good novel, but not everyone's cup of tea. I enjoyed it, but was bored at parts, too.