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A review by kaph
Border Districts: A Fiction by Gerald Murnane
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Suggested to me by the bookseller at St George in Berlin.
I really did not get this book. It just seem a constant, disconnected and incoherent rambling of an old man about his past and his obsessions. Among those obsessions are colored glass panes, religion and women. Thought about dropping it multiple times, at least it's short (though not quick). I also have an ick with the overuse of "one or the other", it killed the flow every single time. Also, some parenthesis were either never closed or never opened, and I'm not sure whether it is a typo or not.
Underdeveloped to say the least.
I really did not get this book. It just seem a constant, disconnected and incoherent rambling of an old man about his past and his obsessions. Among those obsessions are colored glass panes, religion and women. Thought about dropping it multiple times, at least it's short (though not quick). I also have an ick with the overuse of "one or the other", it killed the flow every single time. Also, some parenthesis were either never closed or never opened, and I'm not sure whether it is a typo or not.
Underdeveloped to say the least.