Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk | BOOK REVIEW

My review of Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
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[@ericasims9607]

The author of this book won the Nobel Prize, not the book itself. People win Nobel Prizes for their body of work, not for individual pieces of work. I don’t believe this book has won any specific awards.

[@JasonFuhrman]

Thanks for the correction.

[@Paromita_M]

Regarding great translated fiction , I'd recommend My Name Is Red and Snow by another Nobel Prize winning author, Orhan Pamuk. Also The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco is a really good book.

[@JasonFuhrman]

Thanks for the recommendations! I've heard of The Name of the Rose, even remember the movie. I'll look into both.

[@someokiedude9549]

While I'm not much of a poetry guy myself, I do love the works of William Blake. I am now considering picking up this book from your review. Great video as always Jason!

[@JasonFuhrman]

Glad you're willing to check it out. I think with a stronger plot, this could have been a cool book. Honestly, it felt like it was written by someone who had a good understanding of character, but not a good understanding of structure. Not that you have to adhere to any particular structure, but structure is a thing because it's tried and true. That's why I only try to break it if it's for a good reason.

[@ttowntrekker5174]

This was a DNF for me. I applaud you for sticking with it thru the pointless meandering.

[@JasonFuhrman]

Haha I hear you. It was meandering. I have no problem quitting books, but I stuck with this for some reason.

[@BlackHermit]

Very good Olga book. Thank you Jason.

[@JasonFuhrman]

thanks for checking it out!

[@bondbert]

We talked about this book during nano! Good review. I'll have to check it out. Nobel prize is a strong selling point, for sure.

[@JasonFuhrman]

Thanks!

[@Paromita_M]

Great discussion of a very unique book. I really appreciated this book though the astrology bits were a bit too tedious for me. If you like historical fiction and don't mind massive tomes, I'd recommend The Books of Jacob by the same author.

[@JasonFuhrman]

Thanks! Yeah it was hit and miss. Some good stuff for sure but a little meandering. I will look into your recommendation

[@luigigarciasaavedra655]

I disagree, I did find the translation of Cixin Liu very good. The story was great. Murakami's book After Dark is not among my favorites of his catalogue.

[@JasonFuhrman]

I might have to revisit it. I was excited upon release, but that was years ago. Maybe my tempered expectations will help

[@jakeelkins5662]

Nobel prize. Prestigious. Hilarious.