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mynameisnemo 's review for:
The Pearl
by John Steinbeck
This book reminded me a lot of The Gods Must Be Crazy in the way some object is found by a person, it becomes almost communal property, is considered to to be a gift to the people, but then it starts causing trouble, and then the character decide it must be a curse. I really love the movie, and despite the end of the book, I quite enjoyed it as sell.
I also enjoyed the thread of music throughout the book, music that isn't necessarily audible to the characters in actuality but that that weaves it's way through their lives nonetheless.
One thing I don't understand, is the decision Kino and Juan a made at the very end of the book. It seems as though it will have solved no actual problems despite having symbolically rid them of the evil, and thus they will still have to deal with the fall out of the events of the last few days where otherwise they could have, if not been totally fine, than at least tried to avoid some of the problems that have been thrust upon them.
Vague review is vague but I do really wonder about that decision making process.
As always I love Steinbeck's ability to illustrate life through the poorest and lowest of the classes eyes and should how rich the world can be, even when one has no money or possessions.
I also enjoyed the thread of music throughout the book, music that isn't necessarily audible to the characters in actuality but that that weaves it's way through their lives nonetheless.
One thing I don't understand, is the decision Kino and Juan a made at the very end of the book. It seems as though it will have solved no actual problems despite having symbolically rid them of the evil, and thus they will still have to deal with the fall out of the events of the last few days where otherwise they could have, if not been totally fine, than at least tried to avoid some of the problems that have been thrust upon them.
Vague review is vague but I do really wonder about that decision making process.
As always I love Steinbeck's ability to illustrate life through the poorest and lowest of the classes eyes and should how rich the world can be, even when one has no money or possessions.