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| Title | : | The Ugly |
| Author | : | Alexander Boldizar |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 365 pages |
| Published | : | September 7th 2016 by Brooklyn Arts Press |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Literary Fiction |
Alexander Boldizar
Paperback | Pages: 365 pages Rating: 3.74 | 238 Users | 52 Reviews
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Muzhduk the Ugli the Fourth is a 300-pound boulder-throwing mountain man from Siberia whose tribal homeland is stolen by an American lawyer out to build a butterfly conservatory for wealthy tourists. In order to restore his people’s land and honor, Muzhduk must travel to Harvard Law School to learn how to throw words instead of boulders. His anarchic adventures span continents, from Siberia to Cambridge to Africa, as he fights fellow students, Tuareg rebels, professors of law, dark magic, bureaucrats, heatstroke, postmodernists, and eventually time and space. A wild existential comedic romp, The Ugly tells the tale of a flawed and unlikely hero struggling against the machine that shapes the people who govern our world.Best Book of 2016 Grand Prize winner, CAC17
Somerset Prize for best literary fiction of 2016
Indies 2016 Book of the Year double finalist (literary, humor), winners TBD
Best Books of 2016: Best Fiction, Entropy Magazine
The Best Fiction Books of 2016, Book Scrolling
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| ISBN: | 1936767473 (ISBN13: 9781936767472) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Rating Of Books The Ugly
Ratings: 3.74 From 238 Users | 52 ReviewsCommentary Of Books The Ugly
I had the honor of reading The Ugly pre-publication and it is an extraordinary accomplishment. The story is an epic satire not only of American legal education and the American legal system, but of modernity itself. It is easy to say that we have become complacent by living in an ordered world that we had no role in creating, or that we are out of touch with our animal instincts, but it is very hard to tell us this lesson--and so much more--by making us laugh, think, feel, and weep.The closestI think the reviews which stated the first 1/3 of the book was brilliant were spot on. I also feel the critiques of the remaining 2/3 were valid as well. I finished, and enjoyed the book, but could absolutely understand the dnf's. The commentary of the absurdity of "law" was engaging and interesting to me. However, towards the end the material vs. immaterial aspects of reality were muddy, confusing, and honestly sometimes uninteresting. The book seemed to sacrifice its extremely promising
I was puzzled by this book. At the start, it was really interesting and it seemed to be going somewhere. The story is engaging up to maybe 60%, but afterwards... I just kept skipping. All the talk about god knows what, you start wondering whether you're either just you stupid for the book, or maybe there is little point of them talking about the weird lawyer philosophy, maybe? The format switches between two perspectives in time every several pages - it also switches between first and third
A delightful satirical romp, Boldizar's prose is sparse, easily absorbed and big on ideas. This is probably the best book I'll read this year.
A full on satire of contemporary law as mesmerizing and complex as something lost from Foster Wallace, yet as light in tone as "A Confederacy of Dunces."
I am confident to say that I have never read anything like The Ugly. It is fantasy mashed with history and then mixed with the modern world. It is funny, entertaining, and packed with adventure. Muzhduk the Ugli the Fourth is an awesome character. I was constantly amused by how he named things and people, and his descriptions were simple, yet his story was deep. He is on his way from his Siberian town to Harvard to study words. On the way, he has one unbelievable experience after another. If you
The Ugly is amazing! Seriously, this is not a book you come across everyday. A 300-pound boulder thrower who goes to Harvard law to fight for his homeland? That's epically epic. The book is full of giggles and chuckles. It seriously was great to read after a long day. Super funny. The Ugly is totally a book that I'm surprised I enjoyed, it seems out there, which it is, but it's great! The writing is awesome, so is the plot. I love how Muzhduk is so headstrong and just fantastic. He is one of
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