Title: The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter
Author: Carson McCullers
Published: 1940
Language: English
Pages: 371
Rating: 3/5
Summary:
Set in Georgia in the 1930's, we get a glimpse of the inner lives of characters who all yearn to escape small town life.
Review:
I find this a difficult book to review and rate.
One one side, I completely see the merit of this book. There is a tenderness to the writing and the dealing with the characters that is rather extraordinary. It deals with struggles of race wonderfully and the characters are fantastic. It is a wise and honest story.
On the other hand, this is not a book I couldn't put down. Rather, I found it a bit of a struggle to pick it back up. I found the beginning to be interesting, which is why I kept going, but I didn't find myself getting truly lost in the story or excitedly looking forward to finishing it. It was more of a mild curiosity that made me finish it, because I'd heard such great things.
I found myself really caring about two of the main characters, while the rest didn't really strike a deep connection or even interest.
I think it might not have suited my current mood to read this book, and that's why my final rating is somewhat average.
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Author: Carson McCullers
Published: 1940
Language: English
Pages: 371
Rating: 3/5
Summary:
Set in Georgia in the 1930's, we get a glimpse of the inner lives of characters who all yearn to escape small town life.
Review:
I find this a difficult book to review and rate.
One one side, I completely see the merit of this book. There is a tenderness to the writing and the dealing with the characters that is rather extraordinary. It deals with struggles of race wonderfully and the characters are fantastic. It is a wise and honest story.
On the other hand, this is not a book I couldn't put down. Rather, I found it a bit of a struggle to pick it back up. I found the beginning to be interesting, which is why I kept going, but I didn't find myself getting truly lost in the story or excitedly looking forward to finishing it. It was more of a mild curiosity that made me finish it, because I'd heard such great things.
I found myself really caring about two of the main characters, while the rest didn't really strike a deep connection or even interest.
I think it might not have suited my current mood to read this book, and that's why my final rating is somewhat average.
You can get this book at The Book Depository*
You can get the e-book on Amazon
You can read more about it on Goodreads
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