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A review by timbooksin
The Swan Book by Alexis Wright
2.0
This was not a great reading experience for me. Objectively, there is much about this book that should be enjoyed -- I am just not its audience.
Things I liked:
- Beautiful imagery
- Quippy humor, at times
Thing I didn't like:
- Folklore/fairy tale writing style
- Dense prose & exposition
- Minimalist dialogue (a bit tricky when your main character doesn't speak), italicizing (not quoting) dialogue, and often times not separating dialogue out from the rest of the narrative.
- A lengthy second chapter that laboriously sets the scene
Things I liked:
- Beautiful imagery
- Quippy humor, at times
Thing I didn't like:
- Folklore/fairy tale writing style
- Dense prose & exposition
- Minimalist dialogue (a bit tricky when your main character doesn't speak), italicizing (not quoting) dialogue, and often times not separating dialogue out from the rest of the narrative.
- A lengthy second chapter that laboriously sets the scene