Review of So-so
Posted: 05 Sep 2024, 00:24
[Following is a volunteer review of "So-so" by Nicholas A. Ventura.]
The book called So-so is a work of art that combines poems, prose, and short stories that touch upon the issues of mental health, the burden of existentialism, and a complex relationship between failure and success. Nicholas A. Ventura extends an open door into a twelve-year experience not to inform readers of who the author is or how they should live their lives, but to show readers the process of this author’s thinking and perceiving.
This work is a serious hybrid of the vibrant emotional experience and the flights of philosophical thought decisively located in the realm of the reader’s subjectivity. Themes of love and loss, theirs being heartbreak, depression, and self-search that never seem to cease, are beautifully entangled, which gives a picture of the constantly resisting human spirit.
The first thing that I like about this book is the realism followed by the portrayal of frailty in people. The main moral I think it was possible to categorize from the book is really quite deep—we said flaws and mistakes define our universe. What I find quite interesting is how the theme of chasing success only to fail over and over again is told so intimately. I would like to praise the book's discussion on the issue of mental health as well as the call to accept one’s flaws as a part of the self-improvement journey.
What I dislike is that some of the prose and the poems, even though they are brilliantly written, may be obscured so much that one struggles to fully understand the author’s intention. Further, the exploitation of the concepts of depression and an existential quest appears to be appropriate here, though at times even heavy-handed. The book was exceptionally well-edited and error-free.
All things considered, I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars because it is a great book to read. The star deducted concerns the fragmentation of the narrative. Nevertheless, the book is a kind of deep and passionate book that I can really recommend to anybody who is eager to dive into the darkest corners of the human mind and the questions of mental health issues.
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So-so
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The book called So-so is a work of art that combines poems, prose, and short stories that touch upon the issues of mental health, the burden of existentialism, and a complex relationship between failure and success. Nicholas A. Ventura extends an open door into a twelve-year experience not to inform readers of who the author is or how they should live their lives, but to show readers the process of this author’s thinking and perceiving.
This work is a serious hybrid of the vibrant emotional experience and the flights of philosophical thought decisively located in the realm of the reader’s subjectivity. Themes of love and loss, theirs being heartbreak, depression, and self-search that never seem to cease, are beautifully entangled, which gives a picture of the constantly resisting human spirit.
The first thing that I like about this book is the realism followed by the portrayal of frailty in people. The main moral I think it was possible to categorize from the book is really quite deep—we said flaws and mistakes define our universe. What I find quite interesting is how the theme of chasing success only to fail over and over again is told so intimately. I would like to praise the book's discussion on the issue of mental health as well as the call to accept one’s flaws as a part of the self-improvement journey.
What I dislike is that some of the prose and the poems, even though they are brilliantly written, may be obscured so much that one struggles to fully understand the author’s intention. Further, the exploitation of the concepts of depression and an existential quest appears to be appropriate here, though at times even heavy-handed. The book was exceptionally well-edited and error-free.
All things considered, I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars because it is a great book to read. The star deducted concerns the fragmentation of the narrative. Nevertheless, the book is a kind of deep and passionate book that I can really recommend to anybody who is eager to dive into the darkest corners of the human mind and the questions of mental health issues.
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So-so
View: on Bookshelves