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wormznguts 's review for:
Cane
by Jean Toomer
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
This book was an exhausting read. One I really wanted to like as the characters and scenes Jean referred to were somewhat 'real'. However, that was never going to happen. I say this because not only was his writing was all over the place, but i was also a bit uncomfortable at times.
Let's start with the ''messy'' part of this:
1. The foreword sets you up with this idea that he's going to be talking about the beauty of the south or at least the beauty in what these people went through and not their identity. Waldo even states THIS IS NOT ABOUT IDENTITY and yet the book explicitly addresses their identities.
2. Throughout the book Jean appears to be switching between random poems and stories. It's honestly a little confusing at what point he's trying to make because there's no correlation between them.... I could never have guessed he was trying to show the beauty of anything. Literally.
3. He ends the story with a piece titled "THE CROCK OF PROBLEMS". It's a six page rant about himself and how he constantly has to switch between spaces (black/white). This has nothing to do with the book. He doesn't even try to tie it to what he's written and, quite frankly, I do not want to hear him talking about himself after that last chapter. Kabnis is pathetic.
Now, the uncomfortable part:
1. I would go as far as to say these stories made me a bit uncomfortable as the women were always oversexualized and objectified- they literally always revolved around men.
2. I honestly had some trouble trying to distinguish where the scene ended and Jean started. I mean, something things felt like the scenes and made sense because of historical/cultural context but others....were questionable. Whoever was narrating or writing, seemed to be really into some of the things they were saying-or.. idk. It was weird.
I really just hated that I could tell a man wrote this.
P.S. I feel like I should make it clear this is not a horrible book, but its not a great one either. I'd give it a borderline "meh".
Let's start with the ''messy'' part of this:
1. The foreword sets you up with this idea that he's going to be talking about the beauty of the south or at least the beauty in what these people went through and not their identity. Waldo even states THIS IS NOT ABOUT IDENTITY and yet the book explicitly addresses their identities.
2. Throughout the book Jean appears to be switching between random poems and stories. It's honestly a little confusing at what point he's trying to make because there's no correlation between them.... I could never have guessed he was trying to show the beauty of anything. Literally.
3. He ends the story with a piece titled "THE CROCK OF PROBLEMS". It's a six page rant about himself and how he constantly has to switch between spaces (black/white). This has nothing to do with the book. He doesn't even try to tie it to what he's written and, quite frankly, I do not want to hear him talking about himself after that last chapter. Kabnis is pathetic.
Now, the uncomfortable part:
1. I would go as far as to say these stories made me a bit uncomfortable as the women were always oversexualized and objectified- they literally always revolved around men.
2. I honestly had some trouble trying to distinguish where the scene ended and Jean started. I mean, something things felt like the scenes and made sense because of historical/cultural context but others....were questionable. Whoever was narrating or writing, seemed to be really into some of the things they were saying-or.. idk. It was weird.
I really just hated that I could tell a man wrote this.
P.S. I feel like I should make it clear this is not a horrible book, but its not a great one either. I'd give it a borderline "meh".