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The Golden Gate
by Vikram Seth
Here I begin my review of this book!
In sonnet form, won't you take a look! --
Ha, nope. Part of what makes 'The Golden Gate' so brilliant isn't its use of verse as a "gimmicky" mode of narration, but the fact that the majority of the sonnets stand up as pretty brilliant poetry in their own right (as well as vessels of plot and action, of course). In fact, I think the poetry is more interesting than the plot itself, but maybe I'm just bitter about the fact the queer love story doesn't survive the length of the book. It does suffer from a few dramatic flaws too, in my opinion, like the extremely limited cast of characters, or the semi-predictable Moments Of Drama!, but overall, it was a really fun read - different, engaging, self-deprecating, poignant, fluid. Many words.
In sonnet form, won't you take a look! --
Ha, nope. Part of what makes 'The Golden Gate' so brilliant isn't its use of verse as a "gimmicky" mode of narration, but the fact that the majority of the sonnets stand up as pretty brilliant poetry in their own right (as well as vessels of plot and action, of course). In fact, I think the poetry is more interesting than the plot itself, but maybe I'm just bitter about the fact the queer love story doesn't survive the length of the book. It does suffer from a few dramatic flaws too, in my opinion, like the extremely limited cast of characters, or the semi-predictable Moments Of Drama!, but overall, it was a really fun read - different, engaging, self-deprecating, poignant, fluid. Many words.