Nejauši atradu grāmatu plauktā Amosa Oza grāmatu 'Melnā kaste', kuru biju pasen nopircis ar palielām atlaidēm Rozē. Bet ir jāatzīst, ka negaidīti laba grāmata, pat neņemot vērā, ka bija dzirdēts, ka it kā labs autors etc. Šķiet, ka ir jāuzteic arī tulkotājs un redaktors. (4/5).

Amazones vērtējums (2/5):

This was one of the most difficult books I have read in a long time. The difficulty had nothing to do with the writting style. It was just so difficult to have to come back to this book every day in the miserable task of having to finish it.

Amos Oz can definitely write. His descriptions are beautiful and detailed. But the storyline! It is about a divorced couple in late-1970s Israel. He uses the strange connection between these disfunctional people, to tell the story of more disfunctional people around them, all in an attempt to show the reader the complex politics in Israel.

So basically it goes like this: A woman marries this rich guy in the Israeli army. She cheats on him with every guy around. He lashes back at her. They go through a nasty divorce. He becomes a scholar interested in religious extremism. She then marries a Zionist. Then all this strange stuff happens as a result to her being continously drawn back to her ex-husband. The entire story is told with the usage of letters sent between all the characters. Let me say this, people don't write letters like that! The writting is--how should I say it--beatiful at times, but always forced.

Maybe some people can find value in this book. Amos Oz is a highly acclaimed writer. For me this was simply one of the most boring and frustrating books I've been exposed to in a long time.