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A review by bourbm9
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
3.0
I would give this 3.5 stars if I could, but I don’t feel generous enough to give it 4. Mick’s storyline, for me at least, feels the it’s successful. I understand her motives and her personality. Nothing she does lacks believability.
When it comes to Mr. Singer I simply do not understand any of it. What’re his motivations? Why does he give so much of himself to people who give him nothing in return? He was just a saintly character the everyone felt comfortable taking advantage of without ever really trying to understand him.
Mr. Brannon is just a strange person. He seems to obsess over people. He has a weird relationship with Mick and Blount that are entirely one-sided. He’s weirdly in love with Mick even though she’s a child. And they never really talk to each other or spend time together. But he also doesn’t give off lecherous vibes, he’s just emotionally attached in an unsettling way. And then with Blount he allows him to eat and drink at the restaurant without expecting any form of payment even though his restaurant is losing money. And Blount always treats him dismissively.
Then Blount himself is some sort of failed leader of the people. He wants to unite the working class but is also a raging alcoholic and ultimately impotent in his attempts to change anything. How storylines tended to be boring. Filled with a lot of sweating, smelling of beer, and violence.
Dr. Copeland as a character in relation to Mr. Singer didn’t make sense to me. Where was the attraction? Why did he bond with him so deeply?
I guess Singer served as some sort of secret keeper for everyone since he’s deaf and mute. Like he’s some magical, living, breathing journal.
I did find my motivation to keep reading dropping off at certain points. But I can see how others may enjoy this book more than I did.
When it comes to Mr. Singer I simply do not understand any of it. What’re his motivations? Why does he give so much of himself to people who give him nothing in return? He was just a saintly character the everyone felt comfortable taking advantage of without ever really trying to understand him.
Mr. Brannon is just a strange person. He seems to obsess over people. He has a weird relationship with Mick and Blount that are entirely one-sided. He’s weirdly in love with Mick even though she’s a child. And they never really talk to each other or spend time together. But he also doesn’t give off lecherous vibes, he’s just emotionally attached in an unsettling way. And then with Blount he allows him to eat and drink at the restaurant without expecting any form of payment even though his restaurant is losing money. And Blount always treats him dismissively.
Then Blount himself is some sort of failed leader of the people. He wants to unite the working class but is also a raging alcoholic and ultimately impotent in his attempts to change anything. How storylines tended to be boring. Filled with a lot of sweating, smelling of beer, and violence.
Dr. Copeland as a character in relation to Mr. Singer didn’t make sense to me. Where was the attraction? Why did he bond with him so deeply?
I guess Singer served as some sort of secret keeper for everyone since he’s deaf and mute. Like he’s some magical, living, breathing journal.
I did find my motivation to keep reading dropping off at certain points. But I can see how others may enjoy this book more than I did.