I read it and thought it was a little heavy going but well worth the effort in the end.
2007-03-12 04:40:36 · 8 answers · asked by Dustbowl Blues 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Yes, I found it excellent, not hard going at all, but then again I'm Irish, you know, land of saints and scholars and all that.
2007-03-12 04:50:27 · answer #1 · answered by Milking maid 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i read it too, and thought it was great, maybe some people can't finish it because it goes off in a bit of a tangent (if I remember correctly), that could have lost some people.
It was also difficult to empathise with some of the main characters
Where is this list of books Britons can't finish (not that I'm British) but I'm struggling through On Beauty by Z Smith at the min, it would be interesting to see if that's on the list too.
2007-03-12 04:51:17 · answer #2 · answered by Christine 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's because much of the book is written in the US drawl of the place that it's set. Essentially, it's a book written in an accent, and I found it takes a while to get used to that.
I think most people don't persevere that long to be honest. They want to be able to get into the book straight away. I found that although Vernon God Little took a while to get going, in the end I couldn't put it down.
2007-03-14 02:09:50 · answer #3 · answered by Saura 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it won the booker prize alot of people who dont usually bother with books like this gave it a go then probably decided they didnt like it afterall. I thought the first half was brilliant but the second half dragged a little.
2007-03-12 05:29:08 · answer #4 · answered by martin s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really enjoyed it. I can't understand why it would be on the list. Some of the themes, like the media one how it portrays people is pretty universal!!
2007-03-12 10:30:22 · answer #5 · answered by minniema10 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I read it but not my sort of book.
2007-03-13 09:34:54 · answer #6 · answered by Professor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The air was stale, like the air i the crack of your *** when you're sitting."
That was a quote from the book and I would say one of the best metaphors or all time.
2007-03-12 05:27:35 · answer #7 · answered by Fire_God_69 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES IT WAS RUBBISH
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2007-03-12 04:48:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 8⤋