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A review by yash590
London Fields by Martin Amis
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The book is engaging but the writing style is not for me, I believe. Before reading the book, I read that the narrator is an unreliable one. That got me confused as I was not sure whether I was learning about the characters or about the narrator. Which parts of the book should I believe to be true and which ones are figments of the narrator's imagination?
From that perspective, it was engaging but it led to too much confusion when reading the book. On top of that, the writing is too steeped in British culture and I had trouble figuring out what a lot phrases meant. The book, I think, is to be read like a dream, or a nightmare, (similar to how the characters in the book look at life) without trying to make too much sense of the story and letting it flow at its own pace, even if you may feel that you are left behind at times.
From that perspective, it was engaging but it led to too much confusion when reading the book. On top of that, the writing is too steeped in British culture and I had trouble figuring out what a lot phrases meant. The book, I think, is to be read like a dream, or a nightmare, (similar to how the characters in the book look at life) without trying to make too much sense of the story and letting it flow at its own pace, even if you may feel that you are left behind at times.