Björn recenserade Blackass av A. Igoni Barrett
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3 stjärnor
Starts out as a Kafka pastiche, quickly expands to cover a lot more - the lingering effects of colonialism in society and culture, gender politics, etc etc. The problem, while it does all of that with both verve and sharpness, is that it doesn't really have time to dig into all the various things it sets up, and the plot never really knows where to go; the kind of book where I suddenly look up and realise I only have 12 pages to go and there is no way it can tie everything up. Which it can't. But the way there is still fascinating.
Starts out as a Kafka pastiche, quickly expands to cover a lot more - the lingering effects of colonialism in society and culture, gender politics, etc etc. The problem, while it does all of that with both verve and sharpness, is that it doesn't really have time to dig into all the various things it sets up, and the plot never really knows where to go; the kind of book where I suddenly look up and realise I only have 12 pages to go and there is no way it can tie everything up. Which it can't. But the way there is still fascinating.