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sookieskipper 's review for:
Trieste
by Daša Drndić
This is the first time I am reading Dasa Drndic and I am unaware if this Trieste is her signature writing style or if she made special accommodation here. Trieste was a difficult book to read and is even harder to review and rate. There is as much history (a.k.a non-ficiton) elements here as much as there is story telling. Its not a new concept, not at all, but tonally Drndic toes the line very brashly. Its fascinating how easily she switches between history and present, and perhaps the writing style has something to do with it. Its also successful in making readers uncomfortable while reading Nazi atrocities.
An interesting read, no doubt, but I struggled with getting along with narration. My bemoaning is limited, unsurprisingly, to the writing style than the content.
An interesting read, no doubt, but I struggled with getting along with narration. My bemoaning is limited, unsurprisingly, to the writing style than the content.