The Unbearable Lightness Of Being In Aberystwyth (2006) - Plot & Excerpts
Upon reaching the final page of this book; reeling from a lack of panache, precision and brevity I involuntarily blinked in relief at the blessed release from this “acorned swill of the world”. Contrived and convoluted description bearing none of the carefully constructed forethought, vision and elegance of the Welshman (D.M.T); “The Unbearable …” had worn my patience thinner than would have modelling strudel pastry starring on “The Great British Bake-Off”. I do ‘get it’. I can see why a number of members of Goodreads have really enjoyed “The Unbearable Lightness…”. I expect they’ll go on to read and enjoy Dylan Thomas, Richard Brautigan, and to watch Ronnie Barker (at, for example, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0q-u_...) and to enjoy the sound of John Lennon’s lyrical drug-fuelled passage through the 1960s. Fundamentally I really liked Malcolm Pryce’s wicked sense of humour. All I ask is that he should give me time and space to savour his work, rather than be swept off my feet as if by the truly ferocious storm force winds and waves which battered the seafront (and much more) at Aber’ this last winter; and which has given me the metaphor for both my experience of “The Unbearable …” and for Mr Pryce.
Overall this was an enjoyable story however I did find it bit of a slog at times. I enjoyed the comic aspects and the noir style of story generally however I found some of the plots a bit of a struggle to follow. This however could have been my fault as I did not relise that this was part of a series of books. I think I would try the first book in the series in hopes that the characters backgrounds are filled in , I felt that I did not get the full enjoyment as I was unaware of the characters past activites.
What do You think about The Unbearable Lightness Of Being In Aberystwyth (2006)?
Let the lamp affix its beamThe only emperor is the emperor of ice cream.Wallace StevensThe third installment in the series about hapless detective Louie Knight. When his dying girlfriend Myfanwy is kidnapped on a day out from the nursing home, Louie is distraught and he and his friend Inspector Llunos of the Aberystwyth police turn the town upside down in their efforts to find her.Book 4 in the series, "Don't Cry for me Aberystwyth", has just come out in hardback. Can I resist temptation and wait until for the paperback before buying it? Unlikely.
—Isabel (kittiwake)
