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A review by newson66
Blinding Light by Paul Theroux
4.0
An enjoyable but meandering novel that is wonderful in places and rather lumpy and repetetive in others.
Although quite a-moral the novel does take time to land some body shots to the upmarket thrill-seeking traveller. I got the impression Theroux was unloading a lot of frustration and anger at those expensively kitted, wilfully ignorant travellers to exotic destinations he must have encountered down the years.
Actual novel was a lot of fun but in dire need of trimming down - the whole middle passage taking place in Martha's Vineyard was unnecessarily long and border line dull. Worth persevering with though as it is an ambitious novel trespassing into some quite dark and uneasy places at times.
Although quite a-moral the novel does take time to land some body shots to the upmarket thrill-seeking traveller. I got the impression Theroux was unloading a lot of frustration and anger at those expensively kitted, wilfully ignorant travellers to exotic destinations he must have encountered down the years.
Actual novel was a lot of fun but in dire need of trimming down - the whole middle passage taking place in Martha's Vineyard was unnecessarily long and border line dull. Worth persevering with though as it is an ambitious novel trespassing into some quite dark and uneasy places at times.