Posted by Ritch on August 16, 2002, at 21:22:43
In reply to Re: Come on guys!, posted by Dinah on August 16, 2002, at 5:24:05
> Only three posts? I feel like I should go out and read the book now. :D
>
> Surely there was some controversy somewhere in the book that you can hotly debate until I manage to at least skim through it?
Dinah,It really is a very short novel. I didn't get it read quickly because I was busy with other things. I think a person with an average reading speed could start it in the morning and have it finished well before bedtime in one day. I don't think there is anything really controversial in the book. About the first 2/3 of the book is setting up what he really gets into, and that might wear on some. Then there is about 80 pages of near poetry and then it's all over and wraps it up nicely. His matter-of-fact journalistic style might bug people. I can handle dialogue as long as it doesn't go on too long (except in this case). He writes in places with 2-3 pages of nothing but dialogue. He really SHOWS you things and YOUR mind makes the conclusions, he doesn't try to convince you of the validity of what is in Jake's head, you just observe the BEHAVIOR of a group of people in a specific set of cirumstances.
Mitch
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