Friday, September 19, 2008

This is how its done!


OK Kim, listen up. Nick Harkaway uses a kinda weird style of writing, and the ordering of the book gets a bit disjointed at times, but its soo worth the effort! The changes in timeline are there to help the reader understand parts, not confuse them with a sense of artiness. This book is the polar opposite of Daughters of Moab and i absolutely loved it..... well I am loving it, i havent finished yet. Its just that good that i had to say thankyou!
Nick Harkaway - Thankyou!
Dont get me wrong, the book isnt without flaws.
The main characters are fantastic, with beautiful written stories and real character behind them. The strange touches like a collection of dolls heads that is admitted to be weird, but not explored (because that would be prying) lend a certain depth to the characters that is refreshing.
The strange tangents to the story are also excellent and help add a certain commentary to the proceedings, and to the real world, that help to put actions in perspective. Its obviously our world, and it even starts in the USA, but the events and reactions are more like a commentary of what happens in our world, despite it never happening, and some of the basis for the story enever existing.
Its so hard to not spoil the story. Since I am 90% of the way through it, I know its good till the end, but i dont want to finish it. I have plenty of books to look forward to (thankyou 2nd hand bookshop!) but this one shouldnt end. The characters are real.
Maybe i am jaded from the last book i tried to read... and the pain that Kim Westwood caused me... but this book is one of the most interesting books i have read in awhile. Its not the best i have read this year (Joe Abercrombie is taking that honour so far... until i get back to Terry Brooks!) but its one of those books that does soething different, and makes characters so beleivable... I might catch myself wondering what they have been doing lately if I'm not careful.
Its just one of those books...

1 comments:

Nick Harkaway said...

You are most entirely welcome! Really glad you're having fun with the book, and thanks for the kind words.

NH