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I will never understand why The Great Gatsby is consistently listed as #1 on best books lists
I mean it's a good book but it's .... not the greatest thing I've ever read. Not that I'm much of an expert BUT IT'S REALLY HARD FOR ME TO GRASP WHY IT'S ALWAYS CLOSE TO THE TOP IF NOT NUMBER ONE
it's always all that dystopian stuff and Gatsby. and kafka
note: joylessness (or half a review)
It's been a while since I started my Booker run, and while I had a good pace going, I'm simply stuck. I've little trouble reading on books I don't like, and I often come around to understanding, appreciating, or enjoying them. Nadine Gordimer's The Conservationist is very well written, and I suspect that the prose is very much meant to reflect the setting.
But by god, this book is joyless. I love darkness, and I love dreariness in a book. I seek them out even. The Conservationist is just so joylessly written, however, that it's just become so much of an effort to even think about picking it up and going on. It's been nearly a month since I started it, I think!
Ah, ploughing on...
Malé, Maldives 3:44 AM
