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A review by halime1305
The Rock Blaster by Henning Mankell
3.0
I loved the first half. The way it kept switching from Oskar’s early years before the accident to years later right before his death. I loved the way it was written from an anonymous narrator. I loved learning about the effects of his accident during the course of his life, and I loved seeing the contrast of how he viewed his life to be so little and nothing vs what he actually went through and did.
The reason why I’m rating 3 though is because it became political in the second half of the book, which I should have seen coming considering the years it’s set in. But I feel the political second half wasn’t as enjoyable to be read as the first half.
“Oskar tries to creat a false picture of himself, and his story has to be seen and developed in the context of whatever motivated his choice.”
The reason why I’m rating 3 though is because it became political in the second half of the book, which I should have seen coming considering the years it’s set in. But I feel the political second half wasn’t as enjoyable to be read as the first half.
“Oskar tries to creat a false picture of himself, and his story has to be seen and developed in the context of whatever motivated his choice.”