December 02, 2007
Little, Big.
I finished Little, Big last night. I struggled most of the way through it. It had been recommended by quite a few people, most of whom read the same sorts of things I do.
I just never got into it. I felt like all the stories were too disjointed, and I felt like it could have been pared back to just one story and I would have like it more (which wouldn't have worked in terms of the novel, but still). The second Auberon's story was the only point at which I felt like I got something out of it and that I was enjoying his writing. The book was good at imagery, but the plot and characterization seemed forced. I'm glad I read it; I'm really glad I'm done reading it.
Now I'm trying to decide between starting Gene Wilder's first novel The French Whore and John Dunning's latest The Bookwoman's Last Fling.
Posted by Heather at December 2, 2007 04:28 PM