Robert McLiam Wilson
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Verk av Robert McLiam Wilson
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21: 21 Picador Authors Celebrate 21 Years of International Writing (1993) — Bidragsgivare — 53 exemplar
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- Namn enligt folkbokföringen
- Wilson, Robert McLiam
- Födelsedag
- 1964-02-24
- Kön
- male
- Nationalitet
- United Kingdom, Northern Ireland
- Födelseort
- Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK (Andersontown)
- Utbildning
- St Malachy's College
St Catherine's College, Cambridge - Yrken
- novelist
- Priser och utmärkelser
- Granta's Best of Young British Novelists (2003)
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Statistik
- Verk
- 5
- Även av
- 4
- Medlemmar
- 1,035
- Popularitet
- #24,872
- Betyg
- 3.9
- Recensioner
- 17
- ISBN
- 69
- Språk
- 12
- Favoritmärkt
- 5
First, the author seems to try way too hard to be trendy, smart, and a little edgy. So much so that it becomes tiring. If I concede that you're smart will you stop trying to prove you're hip in every sentence. There are some appealing sentences but they are buried in an avalanche of "clever" verbiage. Enough already.
Me thinks the gentleman protests too much. The author spends considerable time trying to convince us he's not bigoted, racist, or sectarian. But, some material begins to make one wonder about his degree of self-awareness. He states that the phrase "all black people look the same" to ridicule it as stupid. Then goes on to say that all white people look alike to him. Give me a break. For a guy who sees everyone alike, he sure spends a lot of time describing the physical appearance of men, and, in some detail, women. Sounds suspiciously like those who eschew "Black Lives Matter" in favor of "All Lives Matter". What's really underneath this?
The author's treatment of women characters is often sexist.
The author's treatment of working class characters often appears condescending and painfully stereotypical.
Many, if not most of his characters are depicted (intentionally?) as shallow, witless, but none-the-less somehow cute. Feels like we're watching the author's pet hamsters running in their cages. Can we have a respectful, meaningful presentation of a character please?
As I think I've made it abundantly clear that I didn't like the book, I need to stop now.… (mer)