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caladium's review against another edition
3.0
I was hoping to find a good and entertaining book, but I found one kind of dry and depressing. Nevertheless it's well written, it's interesting, but it leaves you a strange taste in your mouth, sour, like the character of the boy. I'll be reading another Coetzee book in the future, but I will not recommend this one to start reading him, as it was for me.
jubjubbird's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
judygold's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Well written and somewhat interesting, but I wasn't gripped. Maybe if I knew more about the author and his works I would have found it more interesting?
mog261's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
softandcrunchy's review against another edition
4.0
A fantastic exploration of childhood that doesn't flinch at those dark, swirling, confused thoughts and emotions that are our companions from such a young age. Dislocation, shame, failure. The constant pull between wanting and rejection that is the human condition, but laid bare through the mind of a child that is every child.
I love the way he positions this brutality of the mind alongside the harsh and threatening landscape of apartheid South Africa.
I love the way he positions this brutality of the mind alongside the harsh and threatening landscape of apartheid South Africa.
stephanieroc's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5