A philosophical one...

My review

5 stars

A lyric, short but powerful read with a philosophical and quite riveting writing structure also with an economic and social focus.

The author gives us different POVs, Sarah who moves forward towards freedom getting away from her past, father in prison, dead mother... sees in traveling, studying and knowledge a path for hope but she faces these encounters that take her away from her path. There is so much to say about each and also about all of them as humans trapped in our current modus operandi that we call functional society.

Power belongs to those who have money, but money is an idea (I can only think right now as bitcoin is) a symbol, like so many other symbols in religion (for example don't see God, those who see him see him in manifestations, same with money) and other stratospheres.

To me, Sarah is the main character because we learn (through reading the other Povs' experiences) that she is doomed. Another POV favorite of mine is Gabriel, a child who loses his innocence with the death of his friend, with the realization that he is on his own constantly tormented by the fears of selfish adulthood and religion. The author explores with this POV a very interesting group of activities or deadly games, violence, poverty, challenges, trials... attributing them to kids.

Although these characters are all survivors of their circumstances, the ones becoming monsters have a better chance of survival. I appreciate how quite cynical it is, a thought-provoking read that would make a great book choice for discussion with others.

In Jones, we have themes of investing, illegality, homelessness, and being socially visible vs invisibility.

I liked that Sarah gets constant warnings from the world about Jack and the path she is taking, her self-confidence doesn't let her act faster.

The very long sentences without punctuation reminded me of the musicality and cadence of an author of my country (Jose Saramago) the whole novel is like an orchestra in a symphony with great rhythm. I wasn't surprised to learn the author is a poet and musician. There are plenty of lines worth exploring in many different themes, from what money and power are to the mistake of only picking one type of art and sticking to it. I share the author's philosophy, I am obsessed with learning, learning about all things, and the weight of it only makes us feel we don't know enough and how pointless it seems to try to fix what is around us. Even Socrates in ancient Greece committed suicide. Justice vs Survival, which one is your core?