Get Access ****: The Anatomy Of Melancholy Designed By Matthew Selwyn Presented In EText
I'm glad that I finished reading this book, I'm not saying it was horrible or boring but it was meant for someone else in this world, and not me, I've learned from it, yeah, things I had no idea of and the way he describes woman gives me a whole new idea of my species and what also goes on in a mans head.
the writer is a pretty good one, I like his writing styles, So overall, the book is great, for someone else,
I have received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads,
I won the book from goodreads and it was different than what I was expecting, It's just not my style of book, For years there was not a drop of rain in the desert,
But suddenly one dayclouds gathered over the skya cool breeze flowsand suddenly there is a splash of rain, .
How a toad who has lived years in the desert without a shower of water will feel
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sitelink wordpress. com/ This is an outstanding debut!
The direction is expertly delivered, and our protagonist befriends the reader as a novice, Though somewhat misguided to throw us from the reality of his situation, the truth is revealed in a most genius manner,
We live in a world where technology is king and our younger generation has become victim to the ease, or should I say addiction, of having the world at their fingertips.
This tends to make one less inclined to involve themselves in actual social situations, Much like Robert Burton, our narrator rants about life and its inhabitants with superior prose, Hes vulgar, sexist, obnoxious, and real, Hes the kid next door, a friend of my sons, or my nephews,
As in reality, nothing is what it seems, and I couldnt help connecting with this character, His feigned attempts to be hard and impervious to pain slowly become translucent, While Im a little older than the intended audience, every generation has their poison of choice, My generation birthed the internet, but our progeny has hypnotized our actual offspring,
Selwyn is an incomparable young writer that I will follow, henceforth,
Dark, entertaining, shrewd, comical, and moving! I highly recommend this to adults ages eighteen and up!
Warning: This book contains Sex, Violence, and Profanity
I received a copy in exchange for an honest review.
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: The Anatomy of Melancholy is a book that stands out from anything else that I have ever read before.
It is so unique in many different ways,
The book was an eyeopener for me where it concerns modern society, It portrays modern youth that grew up in a digital age in a captivating way, The book tells us exactly what goes on in daily life through the eyes of the narrator, Sex, drugs, violence sadly it is all part of modern society and a lot of it is fueled by the unrealistic expectations that are created by the internet and TV.
The narrators perspective on women and life is offensive, To be honest at the beginning of this book I was a bit shocked by the outlook he had on life, Be prepared to find a very unlikable character in this book, He might not be you normal book hero but as the story continues you cannot help but get some sympathy for him, Like so many of us he is a victim of the modern world and in some ways I could completely understand him,
This book stands out in so many other ways as well, There are no chapters in this book, the narrators life is told in little fragments, In the beginning it threw me a bit off, but it makes sense to do it this way, Like in modern society there is no time to stand still and to dwell on things, We have to keep moving forward no matter what, Even though the book jumped from one scene to the next it all still made sense, The author worked with certain repetitive scenes so that it was easy to keep track of what was going on, Something else that was completely different than in most books was the way in which the narrator told the story, I felt like he was telling his story personally to me in an informal conversation, And while he might be someone we do not like, we still listen to him since deep down we know that his words
actually make sense,
Overall I really liked this book, It was something completely different than I normally read and I am happy that I took a chance with it because it is an amazing read, Matthew Selwyn definitely made an impression on me with his debut novel, I cannot wait to see what he will come up with next,
Hailed as a modern day Catcher in the Rye, Matthew Selwyns acclaimed debut novel , or, The Anatomy of Melancholy is a startling look into the addled mind of a young man hooked on the culture of the internet and desperately reaching out for human connection.
Encompassing some of the biggest themes of the digital age isolation, mental illness, the nature of reality, relationships, and the root of both love and hate Matthew Selwyns startling debut novel has been described by The Lancet: Psychiatry as ".
. . a wellcrafted book, a bleak yet thoughtprovoking portrayal of a character whose very superficiality leaves us eager to find out what horrors lie beneath the surface, . . "
Written with verve and originality, or, The Anatomy of Melancholy marks the emergence of a major new talent in literary fiction, a voice both “tough and empathetic”.
Selwyns writing is reminiscent of the “savageness of American Psycho and the nihilism of some of the twentieth centurys greatest existentialists” but mixed with a “lightness of touch that rivals Douglas Couplands comic approach to digital fiction.
” Brutal and honest, amused and appalled, this is “the kind of novel that can inspire laughter and anxiety with a single sentence, . . horrifying, hilarious and evocative” Emily May,Goodreads UK reviewer, A must read for the twentyfirst century reader,
PRAISE FOR , OR, THE ANATOMY OF MELANCHOLY:
An early champion of the book, novelist Peter Maughan wrote: "there's a talent burning away throughout this work like a slow fuse.
. . Matthew Selwyn is an emerging major writer, " Since then a number of authors have praised the book, with internationallypublished novelist Bob Van Laerhoven offering a glowing review: “The novel develops a disturbing, very modern and ambiguous theme, evoking the sinister, lonely, “wolfeatwolf” lifestyle of young people in theth century.
Gradually, the dark humour and the cynical view on life evolve in something deeper, a hidden melancholy, a muffled cry of pain, The mysterious girlfriend Lexi fades slowly into a pixelportrait, the protagonist into a young man whos nearly cracking under the load of the digital worlds demands and illusions.
And then theres the style, the icing on the cake for me: from laconic, to Hollywood blockbusterjibe, from streetwise philosophy to subtle, lyrical undertones, A complex, disturbing, compelling debut, ” Melancholy is defined as "a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged depression" or "sober thoughtfulness pensiveness", Both of these definitions apply here, These are the ramblings of a disturbed mind on the face of it, a sex addict with a narcissistic personality, Our narrator sees a psychiatrist regularly, is on medication, and has been diagnosed with depression and borderline personality disorder, His behavior is, at times, extremely disturbing he describes himself as a predator, on the hunt for vulnerable girls at the park, shopping centre, bookshop, or supermarket, But how much is real And can our seemingly unreliable narrator even be trusted
In a manner similar to Robert Burton'sbook of the same name, The Anatomy of Melancholy addresses a number of different topics in a satirical, stream of consciousness style.
We find short essays on such varied topics as street violence, tits, traffic, the Underground, art, monogamy, earphones, penis size, waiting, smoking, employment, computers, television, war, shopping centers, fear, internet porn, vending machines, and the library.
This is a social commentary on the millennial generation, Our narrator is unemployed, still living at home with Mum, constantly surfing the net while deriding television, engaging in casual sex with multiple partners, and always on his laptop or computer or even both at the same time.
Is his melancholy caused by this constant interaction with an alternate reality, or is his internet addiction a direct result of his melancholy An interesting conundrum,
Gritty, realistic, compelling, and extremely insightful,
Warnings: extremely coarse language, sex scenes, drug use, violence,
I received this book in return for an honest review,
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