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Deadwood
by Pete Dexter
I really tried with this one. And I mean, really tried. I must've put it down and then picked it back up again several times in an attempt to finish it. However, with 100 pages left, I just couldn't continue anymore.
On the surface, it seemed like a book that I would love - I'm really interested in the wild west period of American history, slow character development etc. Once I got to the real meat of the book, though, I quickly realized that it just wasn't for me.
The problems that I had with the book :
1. TOO MUCH TALK OF 'PEEDER' which, for those who aren't familiar with this term, is a reference to penises. Literally, it is all the characters think about, talk about, dream about. It's crazy - It's like the author literally couldn't get dick out of his mind ! I have seen other reviews saying how this is a really "gritty" novel - In my opinion, there's no real 'grit' to it other than penis talk. And even that became tiresome very quickly.
2. The writing style - I found the writing style really confusing at times. I wasn't sure which characters we were following or where we were in the story. I ended up feeling lost the majority of the time as the descriptions of the events were not clear. For instance, the deaths that took place were described in such an odd way, that I wasn't even aware that a death happened.
3. Character development - Was ok.
Overall, such a shame. Was really looking forward to this book considering it has been described by the Washington Post Book World as possibly being 'The best western ever written', as well as receiving the National Book Award. Maybe it's just me as I've seen many reviews raving about this book. For me however, Deadwood was as dead as wood.
On the surface, it seemed like a book that I would love - I'm really interested in the wild west period of American history, slow character development etc. Once I got to the real meat of the book, though, I quickly realized that it just wasn't for me.
The problems that I had with the book :
1. TOO MUCH TALK OF 'PEEDER' which, for those who aren't familiar with this term, is a reference to penises. Literally, it is all the characters think about, talk about, dream about. It's crazy - It's like the author literally couldn't get dick out of his mind ! I have seen other reviews saying how this is a really "gritty" novel - In my opinion, there's no real 'grit' to it other than penis talk. And even that became tiresome very quickly.
2. The writing style - I found the writing style really confusing at times. I wasn't sure which characters we were following or where we were in the story. I ended up feeling lost the majority of the time as the descriptions of the events were not clear. For instance, the deaths that took place were described in such an odd way, that I wasn't even aware that a death happened.
3. Character development - Was ok.
Overall, such a shame. Was really looking forward to this book considering it has been described by the Washington Post Book World as possibly being 'The best western ever written', as well as receiving the National Book Award. Maybe it's just me as I've seen many reviews raving about this book. For me however, Deadwood was as dead as wood.