After reading up to this point in Up in the Air by Walter Kirn, I feel I would of not chosen it for myself to read. I find the author's writing style to be confusing and all over the place. Especially in the beginning, I felt it hard to focus and understand who he was speaking to or what he was trying to say. The main character Ryan Bingham was a 35-year old Career Transition Counselor. He travels constantly and lives in airports and hotels. He calls it Airworld. The story goes into Ryan's life of flights, relationships, or lack there of, and what his hopes and dreams are. Ryan Bingham wants to work with Mythtech, therefore, he is trying to reach a million frequent flyer miles before he changes companies. I really hope I can get into the rest of the book. So far I have learnt that there are many types of writing styles and not everyone will enjoy each one.
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Hi Kristen,
ReplyDeleteI agree that many author's have very different writing styles. Some are more difficult to understand than others. I would agree that this author's style differs from Woodrell's in "Winter's Bone." So far I would say that I have enjoyed "Winter's Bone" a bit more than "Up in the Air" as well. Then again, I have yet to read an adequate amount of the text to give it an accurate review. I hope as I read more to also enjoy this book!
I have to agree with you about the book being confusing. I often found myself rereading whole conversations just to get a clear understanding of who said what. I had to read this book in doses too because of how confusing and slow it was in some parts. I personally liked it in the end though and can't wait to see the movie.
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