Enemy of the People (Thoughts)

Enemy of the People is an interesting book, but i have to say it was quite fast paced. The books i usually read are around 200-300 pages, maybe even more, and overall it was kind of boring. The story’s main problem was set around a town issue that could probably have been avoided or altered in several ways. Maybe it is because it’s simply not my type of book, but the thought of such a small political issue (in terms of others) being told as such a big disaster is downright… bad. I mean i have read two sentence horror stories that had a bigger affect and better plotline then this 82 paged book. The old way of speaking was such a hassle to understand and i had to look up the meaning of words over and over again, i also just thought it could have been better structured. I know it is an old book that was also translated from a different language, but i honestly think having a bunch of 14 year old’s read about something they genuinely have a hard time understanding is sort of ridiculous. The open ending was cool and all but the obvious disaster i noticed was when Dr. Stockmann told his kids that he would raise them to be smart and good men, then proceeded to say he would open a school is troublesome, because not only do we know most people in the town hate Dr. Stockmann now, but we also know him, his daughter and friend got fired because of his shenanigans. This raises the question: “how will they make a school if no one has a job to get money to make or even FUND that school???”. I also think the kids should NOT need to follow in Dr.Stockmanns path and do stuff for him, because if he has a problem he should solve it himself, and it’s obvious the boys are nervous about it too. Overall i think this book was unamusing and didn’t make much sense both story wise and just how it is held up. It obviously raises more questions then answers.

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