

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.
