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jimio's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Unnervingly prescient for something published in 1940. Carson McCullers was only 23 years old when she wrote this and it’s filled with a tender wisdom that recalls those other great writers of so-called gothic fiction – fans of William Faulkner, Flannery O’Connor, or Cormac McCarthy should read this if they haven’t already.
Stirring up themes that still linger today – BLM, the 1%, fascism in the US, and even the fluidity of gender – this is a powerful book of muscular prose that deserves a modern audience.
Stirring up themes that still linger today – BLM, the 1%, fascism in the US, and even the fluidity of gender – this is a powerful book of muscular prose that deserves a modern audience.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Suicide, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body shaming and Child abuse
rileyharrell's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Come for the depression but stay for the character development!
I probably would not have picked this book up on my own accord if it was not for the book club. All that aside, I am glad that I read this! This book was totally advanced for it's publication time. I mean I think it was published in the late 1930s/early 1940 and it covers topics that are still relevant today. That is really sad to say but it is true..
Yes, this book is sad. Yes, this book has a lot of depression writing. But the writing itself is really well done. I am giving it 4 stars because this book has such rich character development and is not so much plot driven. I definitely needed a book like this that has deep characters that we can learn a lot about after reading so much plot-driven books lately. The characters keep you reading!
I probably would not have picked this book up on my own accord if it was not for the book club. All that aside, I am glad that I read this! This book was totally advanced for it's publication time. I mean I think it was published in the late 1930s/early 1940 and it covers topics that are still relevant today. That is really sad to say but it is true..
Yes, this book is sad. Yes, this book has a lot of depression writing. But the writing itself is really well done. I am giving it 4 stars because this book has such rich character development and is not so much plot driven. I definitely needed a book like this that has deep characters that we can learn a lot about after reading so much plot-driven books lately. The characters keep you reading!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, and Alcohol
I mean this book was written in the 1930s so it doesn't have the.. language that we would use in modern day writing or take into account any trigger warnings.