Reviews

The White Hotel by D. M. Thomas

whimsicalmeerkat's review against another edition

5.0

Surreal and beautiful. A fantastic book that combines prose and poetry in an intoxicating mixture. Set in a resort style hotel we see people going about a wealthy holiday with seemingly no awareness that the world is changing around them. As the book builds and swirls, however, the enormity of the times and realization that something is wrong becomes inescapable. I am forever indebted to the friend who first gave this to me. Reading it was a thoroughly inspiring and enjoyable experience.

mkaliakin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

 a book that will stick with me for its odd and poignant story. The turn from the beginning to the end is drastic.  Interesting story telling

ggarsi's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

angldst's review

3.0

distinctly wierd.

rileyary's review

2.0

this felt like three different books thrown in one. if chapters 1-3 were cut out, and then 4-6 were edited to remove the (in my opinion) unnecessary scenes—the insane amount of breastfeeding—it would be so much better. so many disgusting elements for the sake of disgust that could’ve been replaced with meaningful metaphors to actually relate to the commentary of the novel.

marteur's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

mybrilliantbasset's review

3.0

Certainly the most breastfeeding of any book I’ve ever read (admittedly I’ve never read a How-To book about breastfeeding but I imagine there’s still more of it in The White Castle).

kkwalu's review

3.0

for school - wtf

audsisburrito's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I don’t know what I just read, but I enjoyed it.

nicole_schmid's review against another edition

dark informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5