Paddy clarke ha ha7/3/2023 What is the main motor that keeps the prose congruent, that makes the entire novel work? The fact that Patrick’s parents fight. This is a chapterless novel a pretty ordinary account of a pretty ordinary boy. But, although I am not at all a fan of the almighty “Huck Finn”, I must say that this one does not possess that wackiness-there is some unconscious logic to Twain's tale, at the very least. The tone is more tolerable than say, Emma Donoghue’s “Room” which is also about a child growing up. There is true mastery of the language here, an even flow. It’s actually entertaining, readable, sometimes funny. But I guess the year this book was published there were a few other, if any, contenders for the top prize. Well, this one won the Booker, which I can only guess is a HUGE deal. I love to read good books as much as I love to discover which ones are actual impostors-that is, which ones are overrated past the norm, books like “On the Road,” “Catcher in the Rye,” or anything by Ayn Rand. I hate to be facetious about this, but it’s true.
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