A Book to Read

Well that is typically what books are for. I think I'll take this chance to actually speak on topic. So far, Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man has been a somewhat major letdown. Ralph Ellison does a very poor job of writing an engaging novel. I mostly only feel apathetic in regard to his protagonist. I'm given very little reason to care about what happens to a character that really isn't very compelling whatsoever. Poignant social commentary or not, a narrative is a failure if it feels like a chore to pick it up. It might be only me, but I'm only continuing with reading it because I want to be done with it so I can move onto something more interesting. To be fair, I'll open my own selection to criticism. The next thing I will read will most likely be How to Be Alone by Jonathan Franzen.