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A review by theglossreview
Oblivion by Anthony Horowitz
5.0
MASTERPIECE! I love Oblivion. It is one of my favourite books EVER.
The structure of the chapters is so smartly organised. The shifts in POV are key. The third person narration is the same as before, but the first person narration from Holly is new. I’ve started to think that she’s a reader-stand-in for you to insert yourself in the story. Am I right?
While I’m asking questions — I’m still not 100% clear about what happened at the very end of the story. I have my own interpretation, but it’s dark. I’d love to hear yours.
I’ve been re-reading Oblivion since it was released. Over these 10+ years, my values and preferences have changed. I cannot gloss over the fact that I am very uncomfortable with dark scenes, even in fictional novels or television shows. Now the issue is that the plot of Oblivion is nothing but a chain of dark events. In fact, it’s like “A Series of Unfortunate Events” — Armageddon Edition.
So, even if my perspective has shifted, it still means A LOT to me. When someone asked me what my favourite book was, for many years my answer was: OBLIVION.
The structure of the chapters is so smartly organised. The shifts in POV are key. The third person narration is the same as before, but the first person narration from Holly is new. I’ve started to think that she’s a reader-stand-in for you to insert yourself in the story. Am I right?
While I’m asking questions — I’m still not 100% clear about what happened at the very end of the story. I have my own interpretation, but it’s dark. I’d love to hear yours.
I’ve been re-reading Oblivion since it was released. Over these 10+ years, my values and preferences have changed. I cannot gloss over the fact that I am very uncomfortable with dark scenes, even in fictional novels or television shows. Now the issue is that the plot of Oblivion is nothing but a chain of dark events. In fact, it’s like “A Series of Unfortunate Events” — Armageddon Edition.
So, even if my perspective has shifted, it still means A LOT to me. When someone asked me what my favourite book was, for many years my answer was: OBLIVION.