Jesse Andrews' novel 'Munmun' is one of the most interesting books I've ever read. This satirical reflection of our society explores a world where our wealth depicts our size. So, the poorest people are no larger than a rat, hence facing problems that the largest people would never even consider - such as being crushed or mauled by a cat.
The novel follows Warner and Prayer, brother and sister who are determined to change their lives and 'scale up'. The reader follows them on a great adventure. Beginning in law school, Andrews explores the inequalities within society and severe hardships that certain groups face.
We meet an array of characters in the novel, all of which add new perspectives and the novel was crafted so that it was easy to follow and keep track of the many characters, even with names such as 'Hue' and 'Hueagain'.
However, the ending of this book disappointed me a little and felt almost rushed after a lot of character and world building, leaving me wanting a greater resolution. And there were also instances that the ambitious writing style told whereby it is written by Warner who has received an impartial, serving to reinforce the messages of the novel but means there are spelling mistakes and phonetic spelling.
This novel was ambitious, expertly crafted and had some really interesting concepts, such as being told between 'lifeanddeath world' and 'dream world', whereby people share an unconscious land where people experience an equality and can control the whimsical land of dreams.
The novel follows Warner and Prayer, brother and sister who are determined to change their lives and 'scale up'. The reader follows them on a great adventure. Beginning in law school, Andrews explores the inequalities within society and severe hardships that certain groups face.
We meet an array of characters in the novel, all of which add new perspectives and the novel was crafted so that it was easy to follow and keep track of the many characters, even with names such as 'Hue' and 'Hueagain'.
However, the ending of this book disappointed me a little and felt almost rushed after a lot of character and world building, leaving me wanting a greater resolution. And there were also instances that the ambitious writing style told whereby it is written by Warner who has received an impartial, serving to reinforce the messages of the novel but means there are spelling mistakes and phonetic spelling.
This novel was ambitious, expertly crafted and had some really interesting concepts, such as being told between 'lifeanddeath world' and 'dream world', whereby people share an unconscious land where people experience an equality and can control the whimsical land of dreams.