The Book of G: A Standalone Fantasy Romance

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J. Berger tarihi olayları fona yerleştirerek üzerine aşk ve cinsellik konularını monte etmiş. Tarihi arka planı Garibaldi’nin İtalya Birliğini kurma uğraşı, çok canlı anlattığı Milanolu işçilerin 1898'de kanlı bir şekilde bastırılan isyan-devrim girişimleri, Güney Afrika’da İngiltere İmparatorluğu ile Boer Cumhuriyetlerinin arasındaki kanlı Boer Savaşı ve Alpler’i uçak ile ilk kez aşan Chavez’in trajik sonlu uçuşu, 1914’te Hapsburg veliahtı Francis Ferdinand’ın Sarajevo’da suikaste uğramasıyla 1. Dünya Savaşı’nın fitilinin ateşlenmesi gibi olayların oluşturuyor. Cinsellik ve aşk konularını ise romana adını veren roman kahramanı G’nin öyküsü ile yerleştiriyor.Not mentioning any names (*cough*Godard), but I do think that many of the other books and movies from that time come off as terribly dated today. Often it's hard to avoid the sense of an author chasing trends. In my view, Berger is able to avoid this by the sheer depth of his commitments, his fidelity to what he sees and understands in the world. For a book ostensibly about a man's sexual odyssey there is surprisingly little description of the act itself (which is as it should be we all know how hard it is to write about sex hence the annual bad sex awards) and instead we have descriptions of the excitement of Chavez crossing the Alps and the riots in Milan. One of my favorite parts of this book were all the times G would be insulted by his love interest and he would tell her how it excited him and that it was foreplay. While it could have been creepy or overbearing, it just came across as silly to me and developed into this sweet and steamy joke between them. The romantic side of this book does take time to build because of secrets and G's own hang-ups (he doesn't see value in himself as he currently is and is certain that he'll only be loved once he's regained what he's lost). The physical intimacy does come before the deeper emotional intimacy, but eventually both G and his love interest are able to be vulnerable with each other. I adored them together. And there are multiple steamy scenes, sometimes right after a near death experience. The driver accompanying you must be the only other person in the front seat. If you are driving with a driver instructor certified in Ontario, you can drive on any road.

G is essentially lonely and a tender person stumbling through his life. His one attraction is the way his liaisons with women awaken something extraordinary in their minds and hearts. I wouldn’t go so far as to call him a villain because well, we don’t know what he was up to before the start of the story, but it wouldn’t be a big surprise if he was. Kitabın üçte birine kadar roman kahramanının G olduğu anlaşılmadığından onun hakkında bir ön bilgi vermek kitabı daha kolay okumayı sağlayacaktır. G’nin babası Umberto adında Livornolu bir tüccar, annesi ise yirmi altı yaşında, Amerikalı bir anne ile İngiliz bir babanın kızı ve dul bir kadın olan Laura’dır. Umberto zengindir, ölünce G’ye yüklü bir miras bırakır, bu nedenle G hayatını yorulmadan isyediği gibi sürdürür. G at first was a little much, but he slowly works his way under your skin and then before you know it you’re giggling long with the love-interest at all his ridiculous self confidence. I loved seeing the relationship between the two main characters develop as time went on, and how though there was character development, it was done in a way that was realistic and didn't suddenly make a main character turn from morally gray to a knight in shining white armor. Though he did have redeeming moments, his focus remained on being good for the love interest *swoon*.

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Violence and danger abound throughout the journey, mostly with G being dragged into participating when he doesn't want to. Supernatural and fae creatures are discussed and encountered, for example. Most of the side characters are just passing through, but the horse is a lovable side character and some of the other villagers are likable and fun. One later character in the story felt complicated and I do wish there'd been more time spent with him after something else was resolved. What did I not like? The main character, G. (there is no real explanation why the character’s name is G., and yes it includes the “.”) is a Don Juan whose entire focus is seducing women. He is wealthy, but the wealth is all inherited; he has done nothing to acquire it. He has no interest in history, culture or power. Other than some transformation in G. towards the end of the novel, there seems to be little plot. In addition to his singular focus when pursuing a particular woman, there is nothing in G’s actions or conversational skills that explain why women throw themselves, sometimes literally, at his feet. Aside from their chemistry as a couple, what I liked about both Charlie and G was the mystery surrounding both these characters. G’s is obvious, as he can’t remember his past. Charlie, on the other hand, is clearly running from her past, and part of the fun was understanding what that past entailed. Of course I had my suspicions, but whether or not they were founded you will have to find out by reading the book yourselves. In morality there are no mysteries. That is why there are no moral facts, only moral judgments. Moral judgments require continuity and predictability. A new, profoundly surprising fact cannot be accommodated by morality..." G. ile 1972 yılında Booker ödülünü alan John Berger'in en farklı eseri bu romandır diyebilirim. Modern, deneysel bir roman gibi duruyor. Çok farklı bir kurgu, farklı bir uslup ve anlatım ve tabii ki Berger’in doyumsuz tanımlamaları ile romanı güçlü kılıyor.