Reaction to Disgrace

I generally enjoyed Disgrace, especially the beginning. It started off really fast pace with lots of events happening. The main character, David Lurie, is faced with a plethora of problems thrown at him in the first 5 chapters until he gets asked to resign from the university. I enjoyed watching him tackle these problems a lot because he doesn't seem to take them so seriously and keeps an educated sarcastic and cynical attitude. The writing style maintains a concise and even snappy tone which I appreciate greatly. After chapter five, however, J.M. Coetzee hits the breaks and the main events are spaced out drastically by pages of how David is feeling disheartened and gloomy.
The book certainly does deserve international acclaim because it is a deceivingly simple book but there are many underlying themes that aren't necessarily obvious.
I would recommend this book, especially to light readers such as myself. I would not give this book to some heavy reader because it will only frustrate them because there is no obvious point to the novel. Then again, if they were heavy readers they would probably be able to spot the point Im at a loss... Again.


Here's a picture of me reading Disgrace at the golf court.