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A review by waqasmhd
Red Plenty by Francis Spufford
1.0
something is wrong (with me)
my first francis spufford's book (golden hill) had less than 4 stars rating but i loved that book and i gave it 5 stars unashamedly. yet this one, it has 4 plus rating and i struggle to like it.
to be fair with the book, it started really well and i assumed (too soon) that its going to be another great one.
the problem i found with this book was that it did not feel cohesive. problem is with the structure of the book. every chapter with new person's perspective is too much especially when the stories of each person do not connect. some perspectives were repeated but not enough to bring the story together for me.
some chapters felt too theoretical, like reading a research-paper. overall it just felt bloated.
people apparantly find it interesting to read hence the rating but i am not here for this.
i just wish it had stayed the way it started or had fewer perspectives (it has 13 in total, i just counted to finish this review) or some meaningful connection between these chapters.
now wondering which under-rated book of his should i read next.
my first francis spufford's book (golden hill) had less than 4 stars rating but i loved that book and i gave it 5 stars unashamedly. yet this one, it has 4 plus rating and i struggle to like it.
to be fair with the book, it started really well and i assumed (too soon) that its going to be another great one.
the problem i found with this book was that it did not feel cohesive. problem is with the structure of the book. every chapter with new person's perspective is too much especially when the stories of each person do not connect. some perspectives were repeated but not enough to bring the story together for me.
some chapters felt too theoretical, like reading a research-paper. overall it just felt bloated.
people apparantly find it interesting to read hence the rating but i am not here for this.
i just wish it had stayed the way it started or had fewer perspectives (it has 13 in total, i just counted to finish this review) or some meaningful connection between these chapters.
now wondering which under-rated book of his should i read next.