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A review by leelootay
Clock Without Hands by Carson McCullers
4.0
The overall feel of this book reminds me of To Kill a Mockingbird. A grittier version.
I've read others' reviews, highlighting their dissatisfaction with the main characters ... I'm not sure the author wanted us to love them. Art it supposed to make us feel strongly ... didn't she achieve that? I neither liked nor hated the characters. I wanted to hold them at arm's length, and they were each complex and interesting enough to keep me reading.
The story is cringe-worthy, for its intimate portrayal of selfishness, hedonism, struggle, ego and fear. Somehow being in the heads of these characters felt almost too invasive ... which I enjoyed.
Yes, I found myself a little confused at times, and the mysteries were solved by focused attention.
Read it. You won't be disappointed.
I've read others' reviews, highlighting their dissatisfaction with the main characters ... I'm not sure the author wanted us to love them. Art it supposed to make us feel strongly ... didn't she achieve that? I neither liked nor hated the characters. I wanted to hold them at arm's length, and they were each complex and interesting enough to keep me reading.
The story is cringe-worthy, for its intimate portrayal of selfishness, hedonism, struggle, ego and fear. Somehow being in the heads of these characters felt almost too invasive ... which I enjoyed.
Yes, I found myself a little confused at times, and the mysteries were solved by focused attention.
Read it. You won't be disappointed.