I feel like I should have something to say about every book that I read for this project. I mean, someone took the time to write it, and some people read it and didn't hate it, so that's all good, right? And yet, there are some that just do nothing for me. Like, say, The Tin Drum. I feel like I should have a reaction of some sort, given that when it first came out apparently some called it blasphemous (though Wikipedia lacks a citation for that). Mostly, I was just bored and sort of in pain.
The plot revolves around a dwarf who is writing his memoirs from a mental institution where he is confined; our unreliable narrator recounts his experiences leading up to this, including living in Poland during the rise of Nazism. Doesn't that sound like fun? Trust me, it's as much fun as it sounds!
It did lead me to read Wikipedia's article on the term Midget and on Dwarfism. They were enlightening.
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