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Summary: The Bigguns Have Come
Review: When I say bigguns, I really mean "pretty words" and/or "incredible writing". So, whassup how's it going? No, but really... this book had me at hello. No matter how cliche that sounds. The strangest part about it was that it actually said "Hello!" to me. At first, I was afraid, and I hurled the book away in terror. But then, I thought, "Hey, I'm cool! That book's cool, we can chill together." And we did. Here's the thing: Lawrence Durrell is very good at making dusty egyptian scenes and writing angst-filled woeful monologues about the women who are incapable of deeper love. The titles of his books are deceiving in that they, with "Justine", "Balthazar", and so on, appear to be about those people. However, Justine plays about as big of a role in "Justine" as she does in "Balthazar". This book is one of four of the "Alexandria Quartet". It is about the city through the eyes of the narrator, which is a stunning and whirlwinding ride, but don't be disappointed for not getting to know the characters better. Love it for what it is.
Rating:
Summary: The Bigguns Have Come
Review: When I say bigguns, I really mean "pretty words" and/or "incredible writing". So, whassup how's it going? No, but really... this book had me at hello. No matter how cliche that sounds. The strangest part about it was that it actually said "Hello!" to me. At first, I was afraid, and I hurled the book away in terror. But then, I thought, "Hey, I'm cool! That book's cool, we can chill together." And we did. Here's the thing: Lawrence Durrell is very good at making dusty egyptian scenes and writing angst-filled woeful monologues about the women who are incapable of deeper love. The titles of his books are deceiving in that they, with "Justine", "Balthazar", and so on, appear to be about those people. However, Justine plays about as big of a role in "Justine" as she does in "Balthazar". This book is one of four of the "Alexandria Quartet". It is about the city through the eyes of the narrator, which is a stunning and whirlwinding ride, but don't be disappointed for not getting to know the characters better. Love it for what it is.
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