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A review by tawallah
Miguel Street by V.S. Naipaul
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Miguel Street is a collection of interconnected vignettes of characters who had an impact on the unnamed narrator. Set in a pre-independent Trinidad, the reader is given a glimpse of life in a poor urban community.
This was reminiscent of “ oral stories “ about strange behavior of neighbors or friends. There isn’t necessarily an obvious conclusion. Sometimes it is a cautionary tale or observation about people. This does explore the slight effect of the Second World War on the island and its relationship to Venezuela or neighbors like Barbados or Grenada.
Most of these vignettes are forgettable. I’ll probably remember the one on B. Wordsworth, the poet who was.
This was reminiscent of “ oral stories “ about strange behavior of neighbors or friends. There isn’t necessarily an obvious conclusion. Sometimes it is a cautionary tale or observation about people. This does explore the slight effect of the Second World War on the island and its relationship to Venezuela or neighbors like Barbados or Grenada.
Most of these vignettes are forgettable. I’ll probably remember the one on B. Wordsworth, the poet who was.