Dog Years
by Gunter Grass
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Author: Gunter GrassEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1989-10-16
ISBN: 015626112X
Number of pages: 576
Publisher: Mariner Books
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- ISBN13: 9780156261128
- Condition: New
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Book Review: Hate it and love it, love it and hate it
Summary: 4 Stars
Grass uses wonderful, dense, invented words and peppers his novel with wonderful, dense, twisted imagery. Which is why I admire the work and why I was determined to finish the book although it was as intellectually heavy as a brick and occassionally tried my patience. This is not a book for an MTV-hyperactive attention span. More than a reflection of German mentality, it is a journey into the German mind, because so many times it follows a stream-of-consciousness approach. Sometimes it feels as if you're on a rollercoaster ride through the tunnels of a character's mind. Which is why I hated it too. I felt that many times the book became self-indulgent... that is, Grass wasn't writing for the reader but for himself or as a catharsis for his characters. I only realized Dog Years was part of a trilogy after I bought it, and I enjoyed The Tin Drum much more because I read it after seeing the movie (it relieved the mind from loads of exertion). Although I am immensely relieved to have finally finished Dog Years, I still can't wait to read the other book of the trilogy, Cat and Mouse. Love to hate Grass.
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