Libbum reviewed Red Plenty by Francis Spufford
Review of 'Red Plenty' on 'GoodReads'
3 stars
Spufford's writing style is exquisite. Some of the most unique and interesting prose I have ever read if you consider this book one sentence at a time.
Ultimately this fact made me rate the book itself 3/5 although it felt like a 2/5. I just could not get into it. Nothing engaged me, I drifted off reading and probably missed something important - but cared so little to go back and re-read that section.
Why? I struggle to pin that down. The concept and subject matter interest me. Having read a number of Russian texts about the period before, including the unabridged Gulag Archipelago, this one seemed right up my alley.
Fascinating in a way that I love the text and hate the story. will certainly try reading Spufford again.
