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A review by gsatori
Rides of the Midway by Lee Durkee
4.0
What the hell did I just read? This is one of those times I would kill to be a member of a book club so I could discuss this with someone.
Noel is a flawed and complex character and his voyage of self discovery is a brutal and tragic one, and blackly comic. There aren't any easily likeable characters here. At times, one wonders if Durkee is on a mission to paint the most fucked up people in the universe.
If I had to try and give voice to my thoughts on what this about, I'd say it's about the inability of religion to comfort and encompass the human spirit.
From a reader's point of view, the book rambles on like a corrupt version of something written by John Irving. It is a savage read.
Noel is a flawed and complex character and his voyage of self discovery is a brutal and tragic one, and blackly comic. There aren't any easily likeable characters here. At times, one wonders if Durkee is on a mission to paint the most fucked up people in the universe.
If I had to try and give voice to my thoughts on what this about, I'd say it's about the inability of religion to comfort and encompass the human spirit.
From a reader's point of view, the book rambles on like a corrupt version of something written by John Irving. It is a savage read.