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The Fox Was Ever the Hunter
by Herta Müller
I received this as an ARC from NetGalley for an honest review.
The Fox Was Ever The Hunter is German literature covering a laborious topic of life under totalitarianism. I'm instantly interested in historical novels so I requested this book and ended up receiving it. I also have many German ancestors, so that being said, I was easily attracted towards this book. Not to mention, it's beautiful cover and it's winning Nobel Prize sticker! I had high hopes for this book. I started to read it and I knew right away I loved her writing. But, I feel like some of the sentences just could of been put together better. It could've been the translating that caused this. I couldn't deal with short choppy sentences that are so heavily poetic. I was getting lost, but I continued on. I thought I was going to like this story so it'd be worth it. But, that didn't happen. I couldn't get through it. I'm a dedicated believer in not forcing myself to read books I don't enjoy reading. I found myself getting confused and constantly reading over pages. I felt like I was wasting my time. But, I do appreciate the wonderful writing and i'm sure it's a lovely novel. I just couldn't find myself to enjoy it enough to push through. I don't like to think of this as a bad review of the book though. I didn't get through it enough to completely judge this book. But if anyone is like me, I don't recommend this book unless you're dedicated.
The Fox Was Ever The Hunter is German literature covering a laborious topic of life under totalitarianism. I'm instantly interested in historical novels so I requested this book and ended up receiving it. I also have many German ancestors, so that being said, I was easily attracted towards this book. Not to mention, it's beautiful cover and it's winning Nobel Prize sticker! I had high hopes for this book. I started to read it and I knew right away I loved her writing. But, I feel like some of the sentences just could of been put together better. It could've been the translating that caused this. I couldn't deal with short choppy sentences that are so heavily poetic. I was getting lost, but I continued on. I thought I was going to like this story so it'd be worth it. But, that didn't happen. I couldn't get through it. I'm a dedicated believer in not forcing myself to read books I don't enjoy reading. I found myself getting confused and constantly reading over pages. I felt like I was wasting my time. But, I do appreciate the wonderful writing and i'm sure it's a lovely novel. I just couldn't find myself to enjoy it enough to push through. I don't like to think of this as a bad review of the book though. I didn't get through it enough to completely judge this book. But if anyone is like me, I don't recommend this book unless you're dedicated.