rioters bloc
5th December 2005, 13:02
firstly, this has got to be one of the most beautifully written texts i have ever read. best described as 'poetic prose' i suppose. there's just something about it which really appeals to me.
like most of my favourite books, [surprisingly] i was exposed to this novel through school. we had to do 2 different 'readings' of it - anything from postmodern, feminist, marxist; to postcolonial, cubist, or psychoanalystical. i did poco and pomo, and later on a marxist one as well, and all worked really well.
whichever way i looked at it though, the one thing that stood out was this idea of challenging grand narratives of 'history' and whatnot, and bringing the voices on the periphery to the centre. giving a voice to the marginalised - something i'm acutely interested in.
i could go on forever about this book but i won't - i just really, really recommend it.
if my ex hadn't stolen my copy of it i would type out some of the more beautiful quotes from the book but alas :(
like most of my favourite books, [surprisingly] i was exposed to this novel through school. we had to do 2 different 'readings' of it - anything from postmodern, feminist, marxist; to postcolonial, cubist, or psychoanalystical. i did poco and pomo, and later on a marxist one as well, and all worked really well.
whichever way i looked at it though, the one thing that stood out was this idea of challenging grand narratives of 'history' and whatnot, and bringing the voices on the periphery to the centre. giving a voice to the marginalised - something i'm acutely interested in.
i could go on forever about this book but i won't - i just really, really recommend it.
if my ex hadn't stolen my copy of it i would type out some of the more beautiful quotes from the book but alas :(