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A review by carmenghia
The Pesthouse by Jim Crace
2.0
To me, a futuristic dystopian novel is an accurate tale of things that could come if the we (whomever that collective we is in said novel) stays on the same course. It is a critique of ourselves, our goverment(s) and our times.
Although this book falls into that definition, I think that this has been the least engaging one that I have read. The story is slow, I couldn't care less about our two main characters, and the writing was soporific. The two main characters exhibit lapses in logic that are both unbelievable and impossible to sympathize (with). While certain sentences were beautifully written, I could hardly say so about the entire novel.
Although this book falls into that definition, I think that this has been the least engaging one that I have read. The story is slow, I couldn't care less about our two main characters, and the writing was soporific. The two main characters exhibit lapses in logic that are both unbelievable and impossible to sympathize (with). While certain sentences were beautifully written, I could hardly say so about the entire novel.