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A review by willowbiblio
In Parenthesis by David Jones
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
"For such breakings away and dissolving of comradeship and token of division are cause of great anguish when men sense how they stand so perilous and transitory in this world."
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I will preface this review with the clear acknowledgment and disclaimer that I've really never been a poetry person. I think I just haven't found my niche. When you add in a fairly baffling mix of prose and poetry, hyper specific contextual references, lengthy endnotes, and a general unknowable quality this becomes almost impossible for me to read. Honestly, almost all of this went over my head and I ended up skimming a significant portion of the text.
I generally really appreciate the realist WWI novels, but I just couldn't get into the style or flow of this and I really did try. I would love to try different, less obtuse poetry to figure out if it's the genre or author. This was one of these 1001 list inclusions that were meh for me. And maybe I just missed the point of this entirely, which is very possible.
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I will preface this review with the clear acknowledgment and disclaimer that I've really never been a poetry person. I think I just haven't found my niche. When you add in a fairly baffling mix of prose and poetry, hyper specific contextual references, lengthy endnotes, and a general unknowable quality this becomes almost impossible for me to read. Honestly, almost all of this went over my head and I ended up skimming a significant portion of the text.
I generally really appreciate the realist WWI novels, but I just couldn't get into the style or flow of this and I really did try. I would love to try different, less obtuse poetry to figure out if it's the genre or author. This was one of these 1001 list inclusions that were meh for me. And maybe I just missed the point of this entirely, which is very possible.