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I think this is the worst book I've ever read to completion. First of all, it's a stream of conciousness novel written in working-class Scottish dialect. Secondly, there was no ultimate payoff for my having to struggle through the frustrating narrative style. I want those hours of my life back!
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Hmmm...stream of consciousness, written by a Scot in working-class Glaswegian vernacular, and a book that would be half as long if he had left out all the f***s. Reminds me of "Metamorphosis", only twice as frustrating, and at times really quite funny.
My second attempt at this one, it's a fecking challenge to get into when the language gets in the way, although by the end I reckon I could just about manage in the streets of Glasgow, if I could get the accent right.
Sammy, the guy who is telling ...more
My second attempt at this one, it's a fecking challenge to get into when the language gets in the way, although by the end I reckon I could just about manage in the streets of Glasgow, if I could get the accent right.
Sammy, the guy who is telling ...more
The language (Glasgow working class dialect) was a little bit too much for a non-native English speaker. I endure it for some time, then I simply got bored as Sammy (the main character) was lamenting (apparently endless). Interesting idea, good mastery in writing it, but a little bit too much for me.
Oct 09, 2012
Mary
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