Ask the Dusk - John Fante
Ask the Dusk - John Fante
January 2009
Ask the Dusk is the second book by John Fante that I've read; the first being Brotherhood of the Grape. The language is very stark and the emotions in the book are very strong and extreme. Fante is an author who can say a lot with simple words and can create a mood without superfluous descriptions. I admire the concise way in which he writes and the determination his characters all seem to have, even if it's an obstinate stubborness veering towards self distruction.
That said, I didn't enjoy reading the book. All of the characters annoyed me and I not only didn't connect with the protagonist, I actually despised him. I didn't really understand the anger and the venom he felt and couldn't really place it within a context. I am interested in reading more Fante though, if only because he was such an influence on Bukowski and because his books are relatively short.
January 2009
Ask the Dusk is the second book by John Fante that I've read; the first being Brotherhood of the Grape. The language is very stark and the emotions in the book are very strong and extreme. Fante is an author who can say a lot with simple words and can create a mood without superfluous descriptions. I admire the concise way in which he writes and the determination his characters all seem to have, even if it's an obstinate stubborness veering towards self distruction.
That said, I didn't enjoy reading the book. All of the characters annoyed me and I not only didn't connect with the protagonist, I actually despised him. I didn't really understand the anger and the venom he felt and couldn't really place it within a context. I am interested in reading more Fante though, if only because he was such an influence on Bukowski and because his books are relatively short.
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