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A review by vacanthungarian
Harvest by Jim Crace
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
It is a quiet, unassuming book. It's not about being dramatic or shocking..
or the predictably unpredictable plot twist that occurs circa 75% of nearly all books. It stands apart from all that. A beautifully written sad story of how progress for one ends the world of another. Of how people can be so wrapped up in their world, that they don't see others as a reflection of themselves. How one man seeks only to be part of a world that he wasn't born to. We see this behaviour even in modern times, where working class people consider others to be outsiders, different, for one reason or another, failing to see them as... Just another working class person. Like themselves. Anyway, it's a great read. So much reflection to be had. A real message. I love it.
Ps. No teenagers saved the world.
or the predictably unpredictable plot twist that occurs circa 75% of nearly all books. It stands apart from all that. A beautifully written sad story of how progress for one ends the world of another. Of how people can be so wrapped up in their world, that they don't see others as a reflection of themselves. How one man seeks only to be part of a world that he wasn't born to. We see this behaviour even in modern times, where working class people consider others to be outsiders, different, for one reason or another, failing to see them as... Just another working class person. Like themselves. Anyway, it's a great read. So much reflection to be had. A real message. I love it.
Ps. No teenagers saved the world.