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3.0 out of 5 stars Lack of in-depth characterisation and dramatic action, June 12, 2002
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N. Wong (HONG KONG, HONG KONG Hong Kong) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sleep with Me (Paperback)
Kureishi aims at writing a story in which the characters confuse each other with sexual desire and also, most importantly, the true nature of love. And, honestly speaking, it is quite a hard plot to deal with, especially in drama. Owing to the limitation on not writing everything explicitly in words, the story depends on dialogues to tell the readers the chaotic romance within the story. The book I have read so far, which can successfully deal with such a difficult plot is however, a gay novel - Larry Kramer's Faggots. Sleep with me has a potentially good and intriguing plot; however, there are not enough actions to dramatise the chaos. In other words, the chaos are not chaotic enough. The story is there. It happens by itself. It fails to pull the readers into the core of the drama. Finally, when you close the book, you will realise that something has happened, but nothing's changed.
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Sleep with me
Sleep with me by Hanif Kureishi (Unknown Binding - 1999)
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