A review by elskeevelien
A Horse Walks into a Bar, by David Grossman
3.0
A Horse Walks into a Bar is a very well written, well thought out and well executed book. However, it's not easy to read. Whilst reading I felt a constant pressure in my head. The heaviness of the book, whilst being so subtle at first, had a physical impact on me. I don't know how David Grossman did that, but I guess props to him.
I do not like stand up comedy very often, because I feel the humor can be a cheap shot. You can see that in this book as well, but somehow it fits. I didn't laugh at the jokes, but liking those is not necessary for the story. It serves the purpose of showing the unraveling of our main character and it's so well and subtlety done.
The ending I loved. It made the constant struggle worth it. Whilst reading I didn't know that I'd started caring for our main character, but at the end I could definitely feel it.
I do not like stand up comedy very often, because I feel the humor can be a cheap shot. You can see that in this book as well, but somehow it fits. I didn't laugh at the jokes, but liking those is not necessary for the story. It serves the purpose of showing the unraveling of our main character and it's so well and subtlety done.
The ending I loved. It made the constant struggle worth it. Whilst reading I didn't know that I'd started caring for our main character, but at the end I could definitely feel it.