Kimberly's review
Continental Drift (P.S.)
by Russell Banks
Kimberly's review
Continental Drift (P.S.) by Russell Banks
Kimberly's review
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This book is a product of the decade that it was written, the 80s. The U.S. was in a recession, times were hard for the common man, and there wasn't a lot of sympathy to go around. "Continental Drift" sculpts a story out of the attitudes of the era and tries to tie together the story of a man who pathologically makes self-defeating choices, and a Haitian woman trying to make it to America. It is this spurious tie that corrupts the strong writing and character development of this novel. In the process of tying together the two plots, Banks ends up lionizing a loser and patronizing the tragedy of the truly disenfranchsed.
That said, the writing was very strong and I enjoyed the reading experience. Just not the take away.
That said, the writing was very strong and I enjoyed the reading experience. Just not the take away.
