maknak

I didn't love this book and there were aspects that irritated me to no end which were intermixed with paragraphs of beautiful prose. I wasn't quite sure how I would feel about it until I was done. Based on the reviews people seem to love it or hate it. I felt neither. I felt as though the author had unleashed every sexual desire, thought and contemplation repeatedly and I realize there was a point to this but I felt like I could only picture the author in these pages and pages of lustful encounters and contemplations. sexual tensions require subtlety, which he did not allow in this book the way he did with the other themes of his book: redemption, forgiveness, whether a person is all good or bad, whether one can change. These themes took shape in the stories of the character and the plot of the book itself. The constant toiling over sexual addiction, sexual preoccupation and love were constantly revisited and graphically detailed in the same way for about a quarter of the book. Over and over again. This point was gratuitous and the message I believe he was attempting to channel was lost on feeling like the author needed to deal with his own issues privately. Not that that is the case but just what came to mind. Over all I think it's a solid 3 stars, super quick read. His pace was excellent despite the failings I mentioned.

2022-08-31 23:18