For instance, “Less Mexican,” “Less German,” “Less Moroccan,” “Less Indian,” etc.Īpart from the protagonist, Arthur Less, the characters in this novel are not well developed. So the first chapter is titled ”Less At First,” the last chapter is ”Less at Last,” and the chapters in between are titled Less with the derivative noun of the country Arthur Less is visiting at the time. The novel has eight chapters, and each chapter’s title is derived from the protagonist’s name Arthur Less. The length of a novel is one of the things that encourages people to pick it up to read, especially lazy readers or busy readers.Īnother thing I love about the novel is the play on words in the title of each chapter. First of all, it is not so voluminous, barely two hundred pages long, and can be read in a few hours. The structure of ‘ Less‘ is one of the things I love about the novel. But come on! Why are you making it look like a tragic natural disaster for the protagonist when he agreed with his lover that it was just casual sex all the while? And hey, Arthur Less, do you realize that you’re actually among the elite few? I mean, how many other heartbroken people get to hop on a plane and enjoy all-expense paid trips to several choice destinations around the world? As the character Zohra says, it’s hard to feel sorry for such a guy. So, a lover you’ve been with is getting married to someone else? Yes, we understand that that hurts. But I would not give full marks when it comes to the plot because of the way the writer tries to make trivial issues appear so serious, as if urging readers to feel sorry for the protagonist. The plot is a lighthearted plot that should make one laugh all through. It easily rates five out of five stars for me. There is no gainsaying the creativity showcased in the novel. ‘ Less‘ by Andrew Sean Greer is prose that reads beautifully like a poem and conjures dramatic scenes in a reader’s mind. Literary devices flow so seamlessly that one may be deceived into thinking it was an effortless piece of writing. If there is one thing that makes ‘ Less‘ by Andrew Sean Greer deserving of the Pulitzer Prize it won, it is the style. Some reviewers were harsh in their conclusion that the book won the prestigious prize because of white male privilege, while other reviews believed that it was a well-deserved win because of the poetic flow of its narration.īut controversies aside, this article will be my personal opinion about the book, which I intend to be as objective as possible. ‘ Less‘ by Andrew Sean Greer sparked controversies and mixed reactions when it won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

Less by Andrew Sean Greer