Book: Unless
Jan. 25th, 2005 08:27 pmAuthor: Carol Shields
Details: (c) Carol Shields 2002; Pub 2003 Fourth Estate; ISBN 0-00-713769-9
Verdict: Unless is a generally good light character novel spoilt by trying to be too literary.
Reasons for reading it: I wanted something thoroughly realist to follow The Dragon Waiting, and this was on my to-read pile.
How it came into my hands: My mother lent it to me, originally for the journey home but I ended up being so tired that I only got through one (short) book in the 8-hour trip.
( detailed review )
As a description of human lives being shattered by random misfortune, Unless is moving despite being relatively superficial. However, the political point that it is trying to make was made much better by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
papersky in a hundred word LJ post. And frankly, Unless would be a lot better if it didn't bother with the point it labours so badly.
Details: (c) Carol Shields 2002; Pub 2003 Fourth Estate; ISBN 0-00-713769-9
Verdict: Unless is a generally good light character novel spoilt by trying to be too literary.
Reasons for reading it: I wanted something thoroughly realist to follow The Dragon Waiting, and this was on my to-read pile.
How it came into my hands: My mother lent it to me, originally for the journey home but I ended up being so tired that I only got through one (short) book in the 8-hour trip.
( detailed review )
As a description of human lives being shattered by random misfortune, Unless is moving despite being relatively superficial. However, the political point that it is trying to make was made much better by
papersky in a hundred word LJ post. And frankly, Unless would be a lot better if it didn't bother with the point it labours so badly.