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jordanmayne 's review for:
The Passenger
by Cormac McCarthy
I didn't really enjoy this. The premise has practically nothing to do with the book. Instead it's just 400-odd pages of introspection that most of the time feels like you're reading a fever dream. I've said before though that I don't really gel with this type of writing anyway. There are a couple of flashes of enjoyment but they're few and far between. Most of the book feels like it's just words for the sake of words. Maybe I just don't 'get it', but I feel like McCarthy just wanted to push the envelope for one of his final books and see how far he could send it. My eyes were practically glazed over for the last quarter of the book.
Might even rate this a 1.5. Not a strong start to 2024!
Merged review:
I didn't really enjoy this. The premise has practically nothing to do with the book. Instead it's just 400-odd pages of introspection that most of the time feels like you're reading a fever dream. I've said before though that I don't really gel with this type of writing anyway. There are a couple of flashes of enjoyment but they're few and far between. Most of the book feels like it's just words for the sake of words. Maybe I just don't 'get it', but I feel like McCarthy just wanted to push the envelope for one of his final books and see how far he could send it. My eyes were practically glazed over for the last quarter of the book.
Might even rate this a 1.5. Not a strong start to 2024!
Might even rate this a 1.5. Not a strong start to 2024!
Merged review:
I didn't really enjoy this. The premise has practically nothing to do with the book. Instead it's just 400-odd pages of introspection that most of the time feels like you're reading a fever dream. I've said before though that I don't really gel with this type of writing anyway. There are a couple of flashes of enjoyment but they're few and far between. Most of the book feels like it's just words for the sake of words. Maybe I just don't 'get it', but I feel like McCarthy just wanted to push the envelope for one of his final books and see how far he could send it. My eyes were practically glazed over for the last quarter of the book.
Might even rate this a 1.5. Not a strong start to 2024!