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I have a lot of good things to say about this book, but when I finished, I was thinking, "oh, he wrote this one to get on the Booker Short List."I don't know if that is a bad thing, and if Booker recognition enables/ encourages Kunzru to keep on producing novels, that is a good thing. The Chris Carter part of the book has so many vivid scenes, and they make the Michael Frame parts so lacking in comparison (except for 2 short and vivid scenes of "God" which just bring the character type to life with an incredible economy of words. The book has a lot there to spark introspection about personal activism, and about what alledged activisim looks like today (measuring our carbon footprints and shopping at Whole Foods). Read the book!
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My Revolutions by Hari Kunzru
evebarrow, June 2, 2008
I have a lot of good things to say about this book, but when I finished, I was thinking, "oh, he wrote this one to get on the Booker Short List."I don't know if that is a bad thing, and if Booker recognition enables/ encourages Kunzru to keep on producing novels, that is a good thing. The Chris Carter part of the book has so many vivid scenes, and they make the Michael Frame parts so lacking in comparison (except for 2 short and vivid scenes of "God" which just bring the character type to life with an incredible economy of words. The book has a lot there to spark introspection about personal activism, and about what alledged activisim looks like today (measuring our carbon footprints and shopping at Whole Foods). Read the book!(2 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)