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A review by jeanetterenee
Changó's Beads and Two-Tone Shoes by William Kennedy
2.0
I struggled doggedly through the first 95 pages because the plot really interested me, but it was just too chaotic and hard to follow. Finally my brain shut down and refused to read another page. I felt a little better about giving it up after reading some reviews from serious William Kennedy fans who said he was not at his best in this one.
One of the things I found very frustrating was the way he introduces so many minor characters with very little to distinguish them, and then keeps referring to them without reminding us of who they are. Are the from the past? present? Are they cousins? friends? lovers? revolutionaries? gunrunners? aunts? uncles? cartoon characters? I couldn't keep 'em straight, hard as I tried.
One of the things I found very frustrating was the way he introduces so many minor characters with very little to distinguish them, and then keeps referring to them without reminding us of who they are. Are the from the past? present? Are they cousins? friends? lovers? revolutionaries? gunrunners? aunts? uncles? cartoon characters? I couldn't keep 'em straight, hard as I tried.