Burning Bright
In case you might miss it the moral of the story is laid out for us in painstaking detail. I remember now why I felt this was a long book. It was not a page-turner for me. I suppose having the hobos at the end recap the lesson was just a bit too much for me. I finished the book, but only because I challenged myself to. Ouch. That is really critical of “one of the most important books of our time” as the caption on the cover tells me. I’m not sure what it was about the book that made me so disinterested. I like reading in general. I like sci-fi/futuristic settings. I don’t like censorship. But ugh. I can’t even bring myself to write about anything other than how much I disliked it. My favorite part of the book was the afterword, which while still being preachy was at least mildly entertaining. I am sorry that I wasn’t able to make any of the “official” events surrounding the big read. I enjoy lively debates, and if one was held I would have liked to attend/participate. Maybe next time.
