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A review by jodiesbookishposts
The End of Mr. Y by Scarlett Thomas
4.0
Again another book that has been sat on my shelf, unread, for too long. I love reading books about books and at the time I bought it I was at university, so naturally this book about a P.H.D student and a special book, caught my attention.
When I first read this book I didn’t realise how ‘out there’ it was. There is a lot of jargon in this novel. At first I figured it would be a bit more book focused yet it was more focused on theology and science. I for one enjoyed that. I could follow it but it is not my strong suit so I don’t know how well these subjects were used. I’m not going to read more into it because I don’t want to spoil it for myself.
I found the Ariel to be a great female protagonist. There was something about her that was slobbish, unattractive and real. I’ve read a lot of female-lead novels and no other protagonist I’ve read was like her. It was refreshing.
This whole novel felt like something different. An enjoyable literary read if you fancy something a bit heavier, a bit more to think on.
When I first read this book I didn’t realise how ‘out there’ it was. There is a lot of jargon in this novel. At first I figured it would be a bit more book focused yet it was more focused on theology and science. I for one enjoyed that. I could follow it but it is not my strong suit so I don’t know how well these subjects were used. I’m not going to read more into it because I don’t want to spoil it for myself.
I found the Ariel to be a great female protagonist. There was something about her that was slobbish, unattractive and real. I’ve read a lot of female-lead novels and no other protagonist I’ve read was like her. It was refreshing.
This whole novel felt like something different. An enjoyable literary read if you fancy something a bit heavier, a bit more to think on.