Alice's review
Black Swan Green
by David Mitchell
Alice's review
Black Swan Green by David Mitchell
Alice's review
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In the beginning, I didn't think I liked Black Swan Green. The main character, Jason Taylor, is an awkward twelve year old boy in early eighties England, and Mitchell presents his point of view in a confusing, disjointed (almost but not exactly stream of consciousness) way. Somehow though, once I adjusted to the voice and structure I ended up loving this book. The exact same thing happened to me with Mitchell's The Cloud Atlas; I became totally absorbed in both books after almost giving up during the first few chapters. I don't know what it is, but he is able to make me identify with the most unlikely people.
As in The Cloud Atlas, Mitchell can be pretty heavy handed with his points. In this book, Jason has some incredibly cheesy revelations about the nature of human experience and growing up, but I just didn't care. I bought it. I was so glad when he realized his big sister wasn't so bad, and I was even happier when he realized all he needed to do was ...more
As in The Cloud Atlas, Mitchell can be pretty heavy handed with his points. In this book, Jason has some incredibly cheesy revelations about the nature of human experience and growing up, but I just didn't care. I bought it. I was so glad when he realized his big sister wasn't so bad, and I was even happier when he realized all he needed to do was ...more
