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— 3 stars —
Well, that was one long and tedious ride, though captivating, but I've made it through. Yay!
This book was interesting in many levels. I did enjoyed the humour and the narrating style. But it definitely wasn't my favorite read of the year.
First of all, I had trouble understanding the role of every character in this book. Some of them were more relevant to the story than others. I didn't felt like I connected with one in particular, which is something I don't really enjoyed. However, the more I read, the more I cared about what happened to the characters, even though I didn't really care about them before.
I often felt unmotivated reading this book, feeling mostly lost and confused about what was happening. The timeline was a bit messy, though I feel like it was to show how chaotic war is. But somehow, I couldn't put it down. Every time I picked it up to read a chapter, I just kept going. What kept me going was curiosity. See how everything will go. It was sort of captivating.
I also liked the way Heller tackled the bureaucracy. It felt like the officers were more into battling each other than fighting the enemy their country was up against.
I could have rated it down, but that didn't feel right. Talking about it in the book club I'm in, reading other people reviews, I realized I kind of liked it. It was weird, funny, absurd at some point with all those contradictions that still made a lot of sense, sometimes tragic and very sad. I don't know, I have mixed feelings about it, and I'm really bad with wording how I felt. But yeah, I sort of liked it, but not really. Hence 3 stars.
In conclusion, I think this book wasn't for me. If I did like some aspects, it was one long ride, even if I found myself laughing a few times throughout the book. This could benefit a second read, for sure... maybe in a few years.
I'm still glad I read it.
Well, that was one long and tedious ride, though captivating, but I've made it through. Yay!
This book was interesting in many levels. I did enjoyed the humour and the narrating style. But it definitely wasn't my favorite read of the year.
First of all, I had trouble understanding the role of every character in this book. Some of them were more relevant to the story than others. I didn't felt like I connected with one in particular, which is something I don't really enjoyed. However, the more I read, the more I cared about what happened to the characters, even though I didn't really care about them before.
I often felt unmotivated reading this book, feeling mostly lost and confused about what was happening. The timeline was a bit messy, though I feel like it was to show how chaotic war is. But somehow, I couldn't put it down. Every time I picked it up to read a chapter, I just kept going. What kept me going was curiosity. See how everything will go. It was sort of captivating.
I also liked the way Heller tackled the bureaucracy. It felt like the officers were more into battling each other than fighting the enemy their country was up against.
I could have rated it down, but that didn't feel right. Talking about it in the book club I'm in, reading other people reviews, I realized I kind of liked it. It was weird, funny, absurd at some point with all those contradictions that still made a lot of sense, sometimes tragic and very sad. I don't know, I have mixed feelings about it, and I'm really bad with wording how I felt. But yeah, I sort of liked it, but not really. Hence 3 stars.
In conclusion, I think this book wasn't for me. If I did like some aspects, it was one long ride, even if I found myself laughing a few times throughout the book. This could benefit a second read, for sure... maybe in a few years.
I'm still glad I read it.
“But I'm afraid you have it backward. It is better to live on one's feet than die on one's knees. That is the way the saying goes.”
—————————————◆ buddy read with the Rosende Reads book club.