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A review by ria_mhrj
My Revolutions by Hari Kunzru
2.0
It's been a rough week, so this may have coloured my view a bit as I have precious little time for entitled man pain, but I'm still looking forward to discussing this at book club, I hope it leads to interesting discussion.
Chris/Mike's upbringing and school years were cleverly depicted alongside the present day events and I had a degree of empathy - I remember joining protests in my youth (against war and top up fees), I only just recently had a blazing row with my dad about politics, and I still rail against the injustices of the world, so teenaged Chris was someone I could relate to a little.
But adult Mike gave me the rage, I found myself very indignant on Miranda's behalf from an early stage, even knowing full well if I had met this would-be Gwyneth Paltrow in real life, I'd probably be annoyed. Mike's disdain for the charmed existence he leads really got my goat and made me a lot less caring/interested as his story and past unfolded.
Let's hope I'm less cranky on Sunday when we discuss.
Chris/Mike's upbringing and school years were cleverly depicted alongside the present day events and I had a degree of empathy - I remember joining protests in my youth (against war and top up fees), I only just recently had a blazing row with my dad about politics, and I still rail against the injustices of the world, so teenaged Chris was someone I could relate to a little.
But adult Mike gave me the rage, I found myself very indignant on Miranda's behalf from an early stage, even knowing full well if I had met this would-be Gwyneth Paltrow in real life, I'd probably be annoyed. Mike's disdain for the charmed existence he leads really got my goat and made me a lot less caring/interested as his story and past unfolded.
Let's hope I'm less cranky on Sunday when we discuss.