Age of Vice

A Novel

Azal biguna, 870 orrialde

2023ko urt. 3a(e)an Random House Large Print(e)n argitaratua.

ISBN:
978-0-593-63268-0
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2 izar (berrikuspen 1)

6 edizio

(e)k Deepti Kapoor(r)en Age of Vice liburuaren kritika egin du

Completely changes from great to terrible 1/3 of the way in

2 izar

In the first 1/3 or so of this book, I was ALL-IN. A Slumdog Millionaire-type story of a kid who uses his wits and generous spirit to take advantage of any small bit of luck that comes his way. But then the narrator’s perspective shifts, and by the time we got to Neda’s story, I was just bored. The heavy-handed morality also got to me — I don’t drink or use drugs, but the piling on of alcohol as a signifier for all social ills got very tiresome. So, too, did the non-stop, unnecessary violence. It basically turns into a gangster drama that isn’t particularly interesting. 2 stars for the first 1/3.