Review of Youth Without Youth (2007) by Greg B — 06 Apr 2008
A surreal and fantastical journey into a man who's obsession with language drives him perilously close to death and personal lost. His entire desire to capture this pure antediluvian tongue revolves around him making decisions to lose his love and to be unselfish.
It has a very innocent delightful swing about it, maybe because I feel attuned to the character and his love for linguistics, but his obsessional drive to really prove himself beyond man and this inner urge for this truth drives him to make tough over-bearing decisons.
The usage of the rose was interesting, not so much as a metaphor but for it to be his love for beaytu that is never intrinsic and yet, it is his only thought for all time, this exterior worldly sweetness that destroys you.
This review of Youth Without Youth (2007) was written by Greg B on 06 Apr 2008.
Youth Without Youth has generally received mixed reviews.
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