With its sharp dialogue and
philosophical digressions, Chatwin's evocative account reads almost like a novel — some people he included in the book, in fact, accused him of playing fast and loose with the facts, writing more fiction than fact.
I have to fundamentally disagree with the reviewer who writes «unfortunately, Smith's subplots are more interesting than the main mystery and the key character gets bogged down in too many
philosophical digressions».
Anyway, suffice it to say that Sacks is not only no Frank Sinatra or John Wayne, he's not even much of a Billy Pilgrim, and while his blankness complements the passivity of the character (and Vonnegut's essentially fatalistic view of life), it creates a serious charisma vacuum that, in the novel, is filled by the narrator's generous
philosophical digressions.
Not exact matches
Although it's worth reserving judgment on the disposition and spirit of Under the Dome until we've seen at least a handful of episodes, it's fair to say that the pilot embraces the material's pulpier elements, with none of Lost's nerdy
digression or
philosophical trolling.