A review by hadu
Mr Norris Changes Trains by Christopher Isherwood
2.0
When I bought this book I was under the impression that I would be reading extensively about Mr. Norris' sexual deviancy along the lines of [b:Venus in Furs and Selected Stories|910822|Venus in Furs and Selected Stories|von Sacher-Masoch|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179381604s/910822.jpg|895927] but I was mistaken. There was only a hint of alternative sexual activity. The picture on this particular edition deceived me as well. I imagined Mr. Norris to be a strong and sassy character but he was mainly weak.
There is a good deal of political conversations in this novel and I couldn't help but mentally doze off during those points even though I was reading the words on the page. I was hoping to be surprised and shocked by the end of the novel but I could sense it was going to be anti-climactic (and it was).
I don't think I completely wasted my time reading this book because I did enjoy William Bradshaw's sense of humor and snarky comments. But I do feel like I became heavily invested in getting to know the dynamics of William's friendship with Mr. Norris only to be left abandoned wondering what the actual point of the novel was.
There is a good deal of political conversations in this novel and I couldn't help but mentally doze off during those points even though I was reading the words on the page. I was hoping to be surprised and shocked by the end of the novel but I could sense it was going to be anti-climactic (and it was).
I don't think I completely wasted my time reading this book because I did enjoy William Bradshaw's sense of humor and snarky comments. But I do feel like I became heavily invested in getting to know the dynamics of William's friendship with Mr. Norris only to be left abandoned wondering what the actual point of the novel was.