G by John Berger

I read this a while back but I forgot to write about it. Hopefully I'll be able to do a proper analysis given that there's probably a lot that I forgot.

I think this book won the Booker T Prize or something prestigious and I noticed (at least with the two books I read that were Nobel Prize winners) that there was a more academic aspect (in that I suppose these books are the types that you heavily analyze and more likely than not, you'll study the book in some kind of literature class). However, with this book, I wasn't sure about the academic aspect, which was interesting.

Really the only thing I remember about this novel is that despite all the big events that were going on (the first flight *almost* over the Alps, World War I (I think?)), G is completely distant from all the movements that are going on. It seems that all he cares for is women and in a way freedom. He does it in a way that makes people angry and I thought that was interesting. It made his character interesting.

As far as the writing style goes, I'm not sure if I liked it because it was a little detached so the characters, although there was a lot behind who they were, they seemed almost two-dimensional. But I could be remembering the book incorrectly. None of the characters really struck me (or at least made a lasting impression on me since I can't remember anyone except for G and his father) and the plot itself was interesting but not completely engaging.

Perhaps I need to go back and read this novel. I would hesitate to recommend this novel to anyone because eeh~ I don't remember much about it and it just didn't seem that good. It has been a while since I read it so perhaps I need to skim through it again to see if there's anything I missed.