N.B. I have not read the book by Colson Whitehead; this is about the Amazon Prime show. I’ve gone through it slowly, with breaks, on account of its nature. It’s not an ordinary slave narrative – it has significant elements of magical realism, not to mention alt-history and retrofuturism (reminding you of things like the…
No spoilers Instead of taking the time to make a coherent review, here’s nothing more than a scattered list of positives and negatives that occurred to me: + Cinematography. This is the main thing. I’ve made no secret of not being a fan of too much CGI. Obviously this has a lot. But this has…
No/mildest of spoilers included. No revelations, no particular plot events. Brings up the world as we learn about it early in the novel. Themes and qualities of the novel are chiefly discussed. PREAMBLE There is always a concern when buying, and starting, a book that isn’t by a tried-and-tested author. One that, if you don’t…