Books like August

I feel like I’ve wimped out recently in my review writing, but this book does not lend itself to my usual frivolous highly technical form of analysis.So I’m going to split up my review into a sort of time frame to explain my feelings and thoughts on this book. About an hour before I picked up ‘August’. Wow, I really really love that cover, I can’t stop looking at it. It’s cool, it’s edgy, it’s intriguing and it seems to be relevant to the story. And the whole premise sounds so amazing. A guy and a girl from different sides of the tracks who fall in love in a life and death situation where emotions and feelings are running high.While I was reading ‘August’.And the prize for the most misleading synopsis in the world goes to…..This book is not about a guy and a girl from different sides of the tracks who fall in love in a life and death situation where emotions and feelings are running high. AT ALL. It’s about philosophical, theological and rhetorical questions. And rectors and nuns and prostitutes. All wrapped up in a beautifully written, highly original, thought-provoking, horrendously confusing and random little package. Which is OK. If you like that kind of thing. But sometimes, a ball is just a ball. And, sometimes you should just let the envelope go unopened. That would exercise free will and shut the pushy rector up! I would also be willing to tip my metaphorical bonnet to anyone who can explain when and where this book was set to me. 'Cos I got nothin'. Oh and that cool, edgy and intriguing cover? I felt like I was in chick-flick where the hopeless heroine sees a SEXY MAN and picks up the closest book to her so he doesn’t notice her staring but.. oh gawwwssh it’s upside down and HI-JINKS ENSUE.Except there was no sexy man and hi-jinks did not ensue and I was just a girl, holding a book upside down, looking like a wally and wondering why I couldn’t understand the words. About an hour after I put down ‘August’.I know some people will absolutely love this book and enjoy every single word , every single sentence and every single idea.But I think, for me, this book would require many re-reads for me to actually understand this book (and I don’t mind saying that about 75% of this book went right over my pretty little head) let alone love it.So until then….*Eyes book suspiciously*You can read this review and other exciting things on my blog here.... when I get round to posting it on there.