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Amsterdam In de Knipscheer 1993
ISBN
9062653812 / 9789062653812
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This novel tells the story of Euchrid Eucrow, the product of several generations of inbreeding and raw liquor consumption. Physically malformed and born dumb, he possesses an unusual sensitivity which he hides underneath engaging bravado.
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LibraryThing member paradoxosalpha
I've encountered few narrators more unreliable than Euchrid Eucrow, the principal voice of And the Ass Saw the Angel. He's a congenital mute who is able to recount his first minutes of life at the age of 28. He claims divine inspiration far more often than he indicates the manner of its onset. He
Plot-wise, there's not much to commend here. Euchrid tells his whole life story, and the circumstances of his death are gradually illuminated by it. An omniscient third-person narrator provides a meager diet of supplementary details from outside Euchrid's knowledge. The book's epilogue is an obvious necessity, just covering the last open patch on the canvas that the story occupies.
The religious themes of the book are provocative and intense. God is behind everything, and theologies of different depths are offered by the opportunist preacher Abie Poe, the Ukulite sect that founded and runs the town, and Euchrid himself. There are a handful of mystical experiences, although meteorological phenomena are God's loudest voice.
This novel will not be engaging for those who avoid the blasphemous, the sordid, the violent, the vulgar, the decrepit, the delusional, or the degenerate. It breeds maggots and stinks of cheap liquor. It hates a lot, although it loves just enough to bring fuel to that hatred.
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is unschooled and untraveled, yet he exhibits a wide and erudite diction, not to mention a striking ear for poetry; but if you can suspend your disbelief for that much, he is a treat to read--trenchant, funny, and ugly-beautiful. Plot-wise, there's not much to commend here. Euchrid tells his whole life story, and the circumstances of his death are gradually illuminated by it. An omniscient third-person narrator provides a meager diet of supplementary details from outside Euchrid's knowledge. The book's epilogue is an obvious necessity, just covering the last open patch on the canvas that the story occupies.
The religious themes of the book are provocative and intense. God is behind everything, and theologies of different depths are offered by the opportunist preacher Abie Poe, the Ukulite sect that founded and runs the town, and Euchrid himself. There are a handful of mystical experiences, although meteorological phenomena are God's loudest voice.
This novel will not be engaging for those who avoid the blasphemous, the sordid, the violent, the vulgar, the decrepit, the delusional, or the degenerate. It breeds maggots and stinks of cheap liquor. It hates a lot, although it loves just enough to bring fuel to that hatred.
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LibraryThing member David.Alfred.Sarkies
I have been meaning to read this book ever since I discovered Nick Cave as a musician. I also recently discovered that he is also Australian (born in Warracknabeal in Victoria) which means that there are actually some decent musicians coming out of Australia, as well as authors. Okay, I probably
I would say that this is Nick Cave's attempt at writing literature. His music does tend to be quite dark and moving, and this book is no different: in fact a number of people have suggested that his music has gone into this book, but that is not really all that surprising since Nick Cave is an artist (as opposed to simply being a musician, all you need to be a musician is the ability to play music, however to be an artist requires great skill) and artists will put a lot of their own feeling and passion into their works of art. Now, I am not going out to say that this novel is a work of art, I am still not sure as to where I would categorise this book, but I can say that it is more than a simple airport novel, but I am not willing to go as far as to say that it is literature.
Anyway, I think I should talk about the novel, and I must admit that it is different, very different. The protagonist is a deformed mute who lives in a backward American town that was founded and is ruled by a religious sect known as the Ukulites. It is actually very difficult to follow this book as we are generally seeing the events of the outside world from the eyes of Eucrid and as the story continues, it seems that his mind becomes more and more crowded. Eucrid does not live a happy life, he is a deformed individual in a village of deformities, an outcast among outcasts. While at the beginning of the novel he lives with his mother and father (who are not pleasant individuals) by the end he has locked himself away in his own fortress.
There are a lot of religious overtones throughout the novel, but once again that is not surprising coming from Nick Cave since there are a lot of religious overtones in his music. I would not necessarily say that he is antagonistic towards religion, he is not, however it is very clear that the antagonism lies towards established religion. This actually seems to be a very common theme in Western Literature, in that people are not antagonistic towards God, but towards those who claim to be his ambassadors. In a way, it can be said that with friends like them, God does not need enemies, but the truth is that God has quite a few enemies, and unfortunately those that call him their friend, do not act like friends.
I guess there is an idea of personal faith verses communal faith in this novel. Eucrid has personal faith, and unfortunately it does not seem to fall into line with the valley's communal faith. However, the idea of communal faith that comes out from the novel tends to end up becoming corrupted by those who practice it, and it is usually the leader of the community that directs the movement of the communal faith. The problem is that when one has personal faith, one would want to meet with and spend time with those of similar ideas, however the problem is that when the community takes a position, it can be very easy to become obstinate with that position, and then begin to alienate people who old contrary positions.
Now, don't get me wrong, there are objective concepts in Christianity, however we can end up creating a lot more objectivism than is really demonstrated by the Bible. One objective fact that Christianity claims is that Jesus Christ is the son of God. Another is that he was crucified, died, and buried, and on the third day rose bodily from the dead. However, let us move to personal opinions, such as smoking. I find it strange that while churches are not strickly no-smoking zones, nobody will actually smoke on the church grounds, and those that do tend to be alienated. Another can be political. It is quite sad to have heard Christians indicate that unless you vote one particular way, you are not a Christian and are disobeying God. The Bible doesn't say anything about politics or smoking, yet we seem to add those things into it.
The problem that I have with Church and Politics is that there is no consistency, and we tend to focus entirely on one aspect and ignore the other. One political party bans abortion, however neglects the poor believing that the poor are poor through their own fault. However, another party attempts to provide assistance to the poor, but is morally bankrupt. Then there is the economic aspects of the parties, and in particular a lot of greed floating around the congregation. In fact one of the things that I have noticed with Christianity is that while everybody is equal before God, not everybody is equal in the church. If one is on minimum wage and one goes to a church of doctors and lawyers, then one begins to feel alienated because one is not as wealthy as the rest of the congregation.
This is not the easiest book to read, and some have suggested that one needs to actually read the book more than once to attempt to actually understand what is going on. Unfortunately this is not really a book that I am going to pick up anytime soon to read. However, I am glad that I have eventually got around to reading it.
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shouldn't knock Australian artists, but to be honest with you I have never really been a big fan of Australian music, literature, or movies. I guess it is not because they are bad, but more because there has really been nothing that has really interested or inspired me. Look, Australia does not actually produce the cookie-cutter rubbish that seems to come out of the United States, and it does have its own distinctive character, but I guess because Australia is such a lucky country, there has not really been a huge impetus for literature.I would say that this is Nick Cave's attempt at writing literature. His music does tend to be quite dark and moving, and this book is no different: in fact a number of people have suggested that his music has gone into this book, but that is not really all that surprising since Nick Cave is an artist (as opposed to simply being a musician, all you need to be a musician is the ability to play music, however to be an artist requires great skill) and artists will put a lot of their own feeling and passion into their works of art. Now, I am not going out to say that this novel is a work of art, I am still not sure as to where I would categorise this book, but I can say that it is more than a simple airport novel, but I am not willing to go as far as to say that it is literature.
Anyway, I think I should talk about the novel, and I must admit that it is different, very different. The protagonist is a deformed mute who lives in a backward American town that was founded and is ruled by a religious sect known as the Ukulites. It is actually very difficult to follow this book as we are generally seeing the events of the outside world from the eyes of Eucrid and as the story continues, it seems that his mind becomes more and more crowded. Eucrid does not live a happy life, he is a deformed individual in a village of deformities, an outcast among outcasts. While at the beginning of the novel he lives with his mother and father (who are not pleasant individuals) by the end he has locked himself away in his own fortress.
There are a lot of religious overtones throughout the novel, but once again that is not surprising coming from Nick Cave since there are a lot of religious overtones in his music. I would not necessarily say that he is antagonistic towards religion, he is not, however it is very clear that the antagonism lies towards established religion. This actually seems to be a very common theme in Western Literature, in that people are not antagonistic towards God, but towards those who claim to be his ambassadors. In a way, it can be said that with friends like them, God does not need enemies, but the truth is that God has quite a few enemies, and unfortunately those that call him their friend, do not act like friends.
I guess there is an idea of personal faith verses communal faith in this novel. Eucrid has personal faith, and unfortunately it does not seem to fall into line with the valley's communal faith. However, the idea of communal faith that comes out from the novel tends to end up becoming corrupted by those who practice it, and it is usually the leader of the community that directs the movement of the communal faith. The problem is that when one has personal faith, one would want to meet with and spend time with those of similar ideas, however the problem is that when the community takes a position, it can be very easy to become obstinate with that position, and then begin to alienate people who old contrary positions.
Now, don't get me wrong, there are objective concepts in Christianity, however we can end up creating a lot more objectivism than is really demonstrated by the Bible. One objective fact that Christianity claims is that Jesus Christ is the son of God. Another is that he was crucified, died, and buried, and on the third day rose bodily from the dead. However, let us move to personal opinions, such as smoking. I find it strange that while churches are not strickly no-smoking zones, nobody will actually smoke on the church grounds, and those that do tend to be alienated. Another can be political. It is quite sad to have heard Christians indicate that unless you vote one particular way, you are not a Christian and are disobeying God. The Bible doesn't say anything about politics or smoking, yet we seem to add those things into it.
The problem that I have with Church and Politics is that there is no consistency, and we tend to focus entirely on one aspect and ignore the other. One political party bans abortion, however neglects the poor believing that the poor are poor through their own fault. However, another party attempts to provide assistance to the poor, but is morally bankrupt. Then there is the economic aspects of the parties, and in particular a lot of greed floating around the congregation. In fact one of the things that I have noticed with Christianity is that while everybody is equal before God, not everybody is equal in the church. If one is on minimum wage and one goes to a church of doctors and lawyers, then one begins to feel alienated because one is not as wealthy as the rest of the congregation.
This is not the easiest book to read, and some have suggested that one needs to actually read the book more than once to attempt to actually understand what is going on. Unfortunately this is not really a book that I am going to pick up anytime soon to read. However, I am glad that I have eventually got around to reading it.
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LibraryThing member Alfonso809
To say that I’m giving this book 5 stars based on the fact of how much I enjoyed it, would be a lie. The book had a really weak start and a pretty damn weak plot. In my one, dumb, humble opinion the books is aiight. Yes, here comes the big but…BUT! There were 2 things I fucking loved about this
1. The addition of a new kick ass word to my “cool as hell words” list (the word Fornicatrix, which according to a dictionary means: a woman who engages in Fornication). I fucking love that word! When I read it on the bus, I remember thinking, “FUCK, WHY DIDN'T I KNOW THAT WORD?!” followed by a maniacal laughter... and saying, “That's hot!” So, there is one extra star... now the second reason.
2. I was sitting on the Q11 when a couple of kids
(proly like 12 or 14 years old) started laughing at the title of the book. I usually avoid kids like an earthworm avoids the shore. But! I couldn’t help myself there. At the beginning of the book there is excerpt from Numbers 22 (and the ass saw an angel) so I decided to open that page and pass it to one of the kids. I said, “Here’s where the title comes from…this Bible passage...” and they both started reading it and laughing and I felt so cool!!! When they were done he passed me the book back and said, “That was funny, thank you.” Now as a fast food worker, I don’t usually get a chance to give people cool shit to read =( but this time I got away with it. I made this 2 kids read something funny about the most read book in history.... that made me feel great!
So there you have it Mr. Cave... I think you books is like your music... just ok nothing extraordinary... and yet you get 5 starts cuz now I have one more kick ass word added to my vocabulary and I also had the chance to teach something funny and cool to a couple of kids =)
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book. 1. The addition of a new kick ass word to my “cool as hell words” list (the word Fornicatrix, which according to a dictionary means: a woman who engages in Fornication). I fucking love that word! When I read it on the bus, I remember thinking, “FUCK, WHY DIDN'T I KNOW THAT WORD?!” followed by a maniacal laughter... and saying, “That's hot!” So, there is one extra star... now the second reason.
2. I was sitting on the Q11 when a couple of kids
(proly like 12 or 14 years old) started laughing at the title of the book. I usually avoid kids like an earthworm avoids the shore. But! I couldn’t help myself there. At the beginning of the book there is excerpt from Numbers 22 (and the ass saw an angel) so I decided to open that page and pass it to one of the kids. I said, “Here’s where the title comes from…this Bible passage...” and they both started reading it and laughing and I felt so cool!!! When they were done he passed me the book back and said, “That was funny, thank you.” Now as a fast food worker, I don’t usually get a chance to give people cool shit to read =( but this time I got away with it. I made this 2 kids read something funny about the most read book in history.... that made me feel great!
So there you have it Mr. Cave... I think you books is like your music... just ok nothing extraordinary... and yet you get 5 starts cuz now I have one more kick ass word added to my vocabulary and I also had the chance to teach something funny and cool to a couple of kids =)
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LibraryThing member Petroglyph
And the ass saw the angel is a murky Southern Gothic novel. It is set in a town called Ukulore, located in a once-fertile valley in the US South, which is the home base of a fundagelical Christian splinter group. Their Prophet has been dead a long time, and their local wealth and dominance have
I thought this was a so-so book. I’m not averse to weird fiction (nor to Weird Fiction), but And the ass saw the angel struck me as pretty generic, both plot-wise and theme-wise. The descriptions of filth and depravity are sometimes overdone, in the way that concise and image-packed lyrics quickly lose their effect when maintained over longer sections of prose. Also, Euchrid’s inner dialogues are presented in some barely-applied eye dialect, which mainly consists of ah and mah for “I” and “my” among regularly-spelt English -- at that point, why bother, really?
That said, though, I do think the book’s gnarly language and style are absorbing and the book’s saving grace. His drive and his thirst for the grotesque are apparent on every page, and without the twisted narration Cave would not have been able to hold everything together, if only precariously.
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gradually driven away many of the other inhabitants; the remaining non-Ukulites are vagrants, whores, outcasts and the inbred poachers from the nearby swamp. Many years of constant rain has reduced the valley to rot and mud, and the strictly-observed Ukulite morality has made place for covert baseness and the worst kind of social discrimination. The main character, Euchrid, is an ostracized maniac and a congenital mute whose grotesque family tree is an extravagant mess of incest, alchoholism, abuse and cruelty to animals. His pendant, the Beauty to his Beast, is Elizabeth, the blonde baby girl whose birth heralded the end of the rains and the beginning of a new fertility. Euchrid and Elizabeth, both believing themselves to be instruments of a Higher Power, will shape the future of this vile place. I thought this was a so-so book. I’m not averse to weird fiction (nor to Weird Fiction), but And the ass saw the angel struck me as pretty generic, both plot-wise and theme-wise. The descriptions of filth and depravity are sometimes overdone, in the way that concise and image-packed lyrics quickly lose their effect when maintained over longer sections of prose. Also, Euchrid’s inner dialogues are presented in some barely-applied eye dialect, which mainly consists of ah and mah for “I” and “my” among regularly-spelt English -- at that point, why bother, really?
That said, though, I do think the book’s gnarly language and style are absorbing and the book’s saving grace. His drive and his thirst for the grotesque are apparent on every page, and without the twisted narration Cave would not have been able to hold everything together, if only precariously.
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LibraryThing member AMD3075
Nick Cave is a man of many talents, known mostly as singer/songwriter for Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. His lyrical genius is the driving force in his songs, full of vivid imagery, acute observation, metaphorical wit, and striking earnestness. A natural born storyteller, Cave has a gift for creating
The story is set in the town of Ukulore, located in filthiest southern U.S., during the time of the 1940s. The town is overrun with religious maniacs, whom Cave paints as malicious to the point of murderous absurdity, all in the name of unyielding faith. Extreme outcast and mute Euchrid Eucrow, whose willfully oblivious father is a mad product of inbreeding and whose mother is an alcoholic mess who frequently beats him, struggles through the death of his stillborn twin brother and later, a fixation on local prostitute Cosey Mo, who is the only member of the town to show him any manner of pity. Cosey Mo is brutally thrashed by the town's people and ostracized, after which she gives birth to a daughter whom the Ukulites believe is the future mother of the Messiah. But she finds Euchrid to be godlike, leading to further complications between the mass insanity and Euchrid. Believing to be on a divine mission, Euchrid creates his own personal domain called Doghead, where is insanity builds towards his ultimate revenge on all who have contributed to his tortuous existence.
Cave's portrayal of the relationship between the crowd and the alienated individual is effortlessly relatable to social phenomena. Through observation or experience of this phenomena, one learns quickly that the uniform masses are terrified of the lone independent spirit who stands opposed to all that the crowd desire. In defense, the crowd seek to strip this independent spirit of all possible power, if not eliminate this spirit entirely. The social dissident sees through the illusions the crowd adores, but because this spirit is far outnumbered, the crowd usually triumphs in the end through sheer quantitative force. Cave twists this around. Perhaps by making Euchrid a mute, so as to keep his intentions hidden, the crowd are confident in their upper hand position, until Euchrid's master plan is unleashed upon them.
In its sinister humor and abstract plot, And The Ass Saw The Angel is a spellbinding and analogical read, as well as a disturbingly dirty one. The course and character of the book parallels Cave's music in its stygian beauty, force of engagement, clever imagination. The blackness and corrosion thicken as the story progresses, as the reader is caught between great loathing and sincere compassion for Euchrid. Given special insight into his inner workings, the reader comes to sympathize with his condition, secretly rooting for his triumph. Cave's first novel is equally uncomfortable and absorbing. The aftereffects are quite unlike that of any other read, and one may wish to dive into something a bit less ghastly and unsettling soon after. One may feel residue from the filth days after having completed the read, and surely no better compliment can be bestowed upon this work.
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worlds both forbidding and strangely inviting, inhabited by bizarre characters, whom Cave brings to life through allegory and a keen sense of the subtleties defining personality. His novel, And The Ass Saw The Angel, guides the reader through a grim and perverted world of troubling activity, delivered in Cave's own convoluted symbolic representation, which makes this a well‑flowing read in its structure and pitch, but altogether disturbing in its substance.The story is set in the town of Ukulore, located in filthiest southern U.S., during the time of the 1940s. The town is overrun with religious maniacs, whom Cave paints as malicious to the point of murderous absurdity, all in the name of unyielding faith. Extreme outcast and mute Euchrid Eucrow, whose willfully oblivious father is a mad product of inbreeding and whose mother is an alcoholic mess who frequently beats him, struggles through the death of his stillborn twin brother and later, a fixation on local prostitute Cosey Mo, who is the only member of the town to show him any manner of pity. Cosey Mo is brutally thrashed by the town's people and ostracized, after which she gives birth to a daughter whom the Ukulites believe is the future mother of the Messiah. But she finds Euchrid to be godlike, leading to further complications between the mass insanity and Euchrid. Believing to be on a divine mission, Euchrid creates his own personal domain called Doghead, where is insanity builds towards his ultimate revenge on all who have contributed to his tortuous existence.
Cave's portrayal of the relationship between the crowd and the alienated individual is effortlessly relatable to social phenomena. Through observation or experience of this phenomena, one learns quickly that the uniform masses are terrified of the lone independent spirit who stands opposed to all that the crowd desire. In defense, the crowd seek to strip this independent spirit of all possible power, if not eliminate this spirit entirely. The social dissident sees through the illusions the crowd adores, but because this spirit is far outnumbered, the crowd usually triumphs in the end through sheer quantitative force. Cave twists this around. Perhaps by making Euchrid a mute, so as to keep his intentions hidden, the crowd are confident in their upper hand position, until Euchrid's master plan is unleashed upon them.
In its sinister humor and abstract plot, And The Ass Saw The Angel is a spellbinding and analogical read, as well as a disturbingly dirty one. The course and character of the book parallels Cave's music in its stygian beauty, force of engagement, clever imagination. The blackness and corrosion thicken as the story progresses, as the reader is caught between great loathing and sincere compassion for Euchrid. Given special insight into his inner workings, the reader comes to sympathize with his condition, secretly rooting for his triumph. Cave's first novel is equally uncomfortable and absorbing. The aftereffects are quite unlike that of any other read, and one may wish to dive into something a bit less ghastly and unsettling soon after. One may feel residue from the filth days after having completed the read, and surely no better compliment can be bestowed upon this work.
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LibraryThing member Crayne
Cave's 'And the Ass saw the Angel' is the most Lovecraftian book I've read in a long time. Not in the sense that it features tentacles and unspeakable horrors from the depth of cold, heartless space, but in the sense that it explores the insanity that lodges itself firmly in the mind of men.
His
As the religious insanity mounted and things came to a head, I couldn't help but rout for the mute cripple.
A strange tale that equally repels and sucks you in. The language is hard to break through, but there is a method to that madness as there is to all madness in this book. Well worth the read if only for the abject feeling of terror and gross despair for the fate of the human race it is able to make you feel.
Oh, and Abie Poe seems to me a proto-Bunny (see Cave's other book: 'The Death of Bunny Monroe')
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protagonist Euchrid is barely human, a self-flagellating schizoid freak intent on bringing about the destruction of those that have ostracized and tortured him for his entire life. And yet he retains a measure of humanity, a childlike spirit perhaps, never entirely in this world, never entirely in the next. As the religious insanity mounted and things came to a head, I couldn't help but rout for the mute cripple.
A strange tale that equally repels and sucks you in. The language is hard to break through, but there is a method to that madness as there is to all madness in this book. Well worth the read if only for the abject feeling of terror and gross despair for the fate of the human race it is able to make you feel.
Oh, and Abie Poe seems to me a proto-Bunny (see Cave's other book: 'The Death of Bunny Monroe')
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LibraryThing member JRoulette
Blend Cave's inimitable voice with Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian, Flannery O'Connor's Wise Blood and One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and you are on the right track. Though it would repulse some, this is one stunning debut. Literate, disturbing, taboo, bizarre. There is no
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shortage of talent, debauchery or despair here. Cave wears his influence's on his sleeve, more so here than in his music, but he never let's those voices drown out his own. Show Less
LibraryThing member aalberg
I found this book disgusting, but I had to finish it ....
LibraryThing member araridan
As a disclaimer, I pretty much love Nick Cave. I loved the beginning of this book, but unfortunately I felt like things fell apart about midway through. A southern Gothic story about the mute Euchrid Eucrow and his struggles ranging from his raging alcoholic mother to being surrounding by a town of
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Christian extremists who believe him to be a son of Satan (and have no qualms about taking out the questionable folks in their town). Basically I wanted to like this book but I just ended up lukewarm towards it (all though the first section detailing his first minutes of life are pretty great and hilarious). Nick Cave's excessive use of obscure/potentially made-up words can also be a little off-putting. Instead of reading this book, I would suggest watching a film that Nick Cave wrote: The Proposition. Show Less
LibraryThing member Corall
Superb language.. and it's beautiful, depressing, white-trash. Somehow like a mental rape and I think my sanity got lost on the way, truly sad and wonderful.. and great.
LibraryThing member tezz
Frightening insights into small town psychosis.
LibraryThing member hippietrail
This is the most affecting book I've ever read. Unfortunately the particular effect it had was a very depressing one. I would rate it higher but this effect was too successful in my case.
I might also note that at times I found the vocabulary to be a bizarre mix of American, British, and Australian
I might also note that at times I found the vocabulary to be a bizarre mix of American, British, and Australian
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LibraryThing member reakendera
Beautifully written, and exactly what I expected from Cave: dark, disturbing and a little uncomfortable. However I found the plot pretty weak, and so it was a bit of a chore to read.
LibraryThing member alyce413
This book is awesome -- Nick Cave is a genius. It has a southern gothic flair, and definitely has moments where the descriptions (as harrowing as they might be) are downright beautiful. Highly recommend.
LibraryThing member eleanor_eader
lyrical, dark and amazing
LibraryThing member kirstiecat
It's been a couple of years since I read this one but what I remember so much about it was it's rich storytelling and the way Nick Cave walks the line between experimental fiction with a first person character you can't trust perspective wise and the biblical nature of it. If it seems disjointed
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and confusing, it's only because it's density requires you to spend a great deal more time with it. I think Nick Cave has proved himself to be a tremendous lyricist and musician but I do also believe if he had devoted more of his time to the novel, he could become as accomplished as say Nabokov crossed with Thomas Pynchon...if that makes any sense?!?! Show Less
LibraryThing member MSarki
Not my cup of tea, and rather a disappointment as I do like Nick Cave.
LibraryThing member andrewlorien
Incredible language. Incredible insight into the darkness of a small insular broken community. Impossible to imagine how a 27 year old could have so much understanding of a time and a place and a destruction so removed from his own life.
But it was Nick Cave. And he was deep in addiction.
It's a
But it was Nick Cave. And he was deep in addiction.
It's a
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Original publication date
1989