Review of TheLimits
Posted: 30 Jun 2023, 23:30
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "TheLimits" by Dan M. Mrejeru.]
The Limits: A Collection of Insanities by Dan M. Mrejeru is a unique book that contains the mental wanderings of a singular person, the nameless main character, as he goes about his life and activities.
We get introduced to the main character's mind in the first chapter, where he walks into his living room and gets caught up in recollections of the past. With a wandering mind and confusing thoughts, he continues his journey through physical and non-physical planes, through reality and delusions. We see a man who spends more time in his mind and with his thoughts, even while in physical locations. Seemingly interested in philosophies and sciences, the character ponders different philosophical thoughts and scientific occurrences and how they are interwoven into his life and the lives of humans in general.
There are some things I liked about this book. The author did well to deliver on the subtitle of the book, A Collection of Insanities. The author left me confused on so many fronts at the beginning of the book, but as I progressed in my reading, I started to appreciate some of the clues and symbols used in the book. I appreciated the straightforward writing style, even though it slowed my progression at the beginning of the book. In addition, I would say this book seemed more like an exposition into an insane mind or a complex mind. The author did a good job telling this story from the perspective of the main character, who seems insane.
There was, unfortunately, so much I did not appreciate about this book. First, the book offered little to no details about the main character throughout the entire book, and it was tough to get a handle on the idea of the character or his image. Again, this book was without a definite pattern, much to my disappointment. From delusions to random, disordered, and scattered thoughts, this book honestly felt like it was randomly put together. So many things were missing.
This book was nearly impossible to understand, and I read the first few chapters without even knowing what they were about. I believe communication is important when writing so that the audience can have a better understanding of the book. Unfortunately, I had to deal with trying very hard to make sense of the direction of the book. The author started to be more articulate toward the book's ending, but it was still a very scattered effort. There was the random story of an unknown old woman who vanished and then a "young blonde," who was real one moment and an illusion the next.
I found no errors in the book; it was properly edited. I rate this book 3 out of 5 stars; as a result of the negatives mentioned above and because I had a difficult time flowing with this book, I removed two stars from my rating. I would recommend this book for research purposes and for people curious about the mind's inner workings. My final rating does not judge the author's abilities. I believe this book can be worked on to be a better version. People looking for a supernatural, complex book would enjoy this one.
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TheLimits
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The Limits: A Collection of Insanities by Dan M. Mrejeru is a unique book that contains the mental wanderings of a singular person, the nameless main character, as he goes about his life and activities.
We get introduced to the main character's mind in the first chapter, where he walks into his living room and gets caught up in recollections of the past. With a wandering mind and confusing thoughts, he continues his journey through physical and non-physical planes, through reality and delusions. We see a man who spends more time in his mind and with his thoughts, even while in physical locations. Seemingly interested in philosophies and sciences, the character ponders different philosophical thoughts and scientific occurrences and how they are interwoven into his life and the lives of humans in general.
There are some things I liked about this book. The author did well to deliver on the subtitle of the book, A Collection of Insanities. The author left me confused on so many fronts at the beginning of the book, but as I progressed in my reading, I started to appreciate some of the clues and symbols used in the book. I appreciated the straightforward writing style, even though it slowed my progression at the beginning of the book. In addition, I would say this book seemed more like an exposition into an insane mind or a complex mind. The author did a good job telling this story from the perspective of the main character, who seems insane.
There was, unfortunately, so much I did not appreciate about this book. First, the book offered little to no details about the main character throughout the entire book, and it was tough to get a handle on the idea of the character or his image. Again, this book was without a definite pattern, much to my disappointment. From delusions to random, disordered, and scattered thoughts, this book honestly felt like it was randomly put together. So many things were missing.
This book was nearly impossible to understand, and I read the first few chapters without even knowing what they were about. I believe communication is important when writing so that the audience can have a better understanding of the book. Unfortunately, I had to deal with trying very hard to make sense of the direction of the book. The author started to be more articulate toward the book's ending, but it was still a very scattered effort. There was the random story of an unknown old woman who vanished and then a "young blonde," who was real one moment and an illusion the next.
I found no errors in the book; it was properly edited. I rate this book 3 out of 5 stars; as a result of the negatives mentioned above and because I had a difficult time flowing with this book, I removed two stars from my rating. I would recommend this book for research purposes and for people curious about the mind's inner workings. My final rating does not judge the author's abilities. I believe this book can be worked on to be a better version. People looking for a supernatural, complex book would enjoy this one.
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TheLimits
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon