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A review by ivo3185
Black Swan Green by David Mitchell
2.0
Whoever wrote this book wasn't David Mitchell.
It was a difficult read. Not technically difficult – that feat belongs to Cloud Atlas –, but in the sense that nothing happens throughout the whole book.
If you ask me what the book is about: it's about a boy growing up. It's not about a boy who's undergoing an adventure while growing up, it's just about a boy growing up.
Any philosophy and interpretation is superficial at best. The main character is well written, considering his age. It's what David Mitchell does best: he can morph into anyone he chooses. But the story lacked any sort of excitement, any sort of climax, or even any philosophy that I feel will ever be memorable to me or change my life in any way, which is what reading is all about.
However, one bad apple doesn't ruin the entire batch, so I will keep reading through Mitchell's universe chronologically. Though this book didn't resonate with me in any way, shape or form, you still can't deny that this man is a true contemporary genius.
(It was nice to see another side of Eva van Outryve de Crommelynck from Letters from Zedelghem)
It was a difficult read. Not technically difficult – that feat belongs to Cloud Atlas –, but in the sense that nothing happens throughout the whole book.
If you ask me what the book is about: it's about a boy growing up. It's not about a boy who's undergoing an adventure while growing up, it's just about a boy growing up.
Any philosophy and interpretation is superficial at best. The main character is well written, considering his age. It's what David Mitchell does best: he can morph into anyone he chooses. But the story lacked any sort of excitement, any sort of climax, or even any philosophy that I feel will ever be memorable to me or change my life in any way, which is what reading is all about.
However, one bad apple doesn't ruin the entire batch, so I will keep reading through Mitchell's universe chronologically. Though this book didn't resonate with me in any way, shape or form, you still can't deny that this man is a true contemporary genius.
(It was nice to see another side of Eva van Outryve de Crommelynck from Letters from Zedelghem)