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This is not a book I would recommend for anyone who has an e-reader. You really need the book version as you find yourself working forwards and backwards through the novel as you navigate the two points of view and three narratives.
Coetzee forces you into a choice as to how you read this book. That can be difficult for the reader as all three narratives are highly engaging. You want to follow one narrative all the way through but you can not as you need to find stopping points so you can up on ...more
Coetzee forces you into a choice as to how you read this book. That can be difficult for the reader as all three narratives are highly engaging. You want to follow one narrative all the way through but you can not as you need to find stopping points so you can up on ...more
The structure of this novel drives me bonkers!
The male protagonist is a writer and he writes opinion pieces. On each page, there is 3 parts:
1. a part of his opinion piece/essay (one per chapter)
2. his perspective
3. Anya's perspective
Sometimes, the last sentence in a part does not even end (ie. the sentences continues on the next page)! I read down each page faithfully but really, I could just flick back & forth in a chapter to follow 1 thought instead of trying to hold 3 all the time. Also, ther ...more
The male protagonist is a writer and he writes opinion pieces. On each page, there is 3 parts:
1. a part of his opinion piece/essay (one per chapter)
2. his perspective
3. Anya's perspective
Sometimes, the last sentence in a part does not even end (ie. the sentences continues on the next page)! I read down each page faithfully but really, I could just flick back & forth in a chapter to follow 1 thought instead of trying to hold 3 all the time. Also, ther ...more
Nov 01, 2008
Jade17
marked it as to-read
Nov 1 - I picked this up today and I still don't know how to approach it. So far, I've been reading the bottom half then it was split into three. Hmmm..
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May 01, 2011
Velvetink
marked it as to-read
Jun 26, 2012
Stuart Barnes
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Mar 29, 2013
Judy
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Apr 13, 2020
Gregor Xane
marked it as to-read
