This is an extraordinarily beautiful book. The first two sections are quiet and luminous, then Galgut kicks it in to high gear for the searing drama of the third. The book presents itself as a novel but is more like interconnected novellas; the third story in particular could stand on its own. I fel...
I found this unbearably bleak..
I found this unbearably bleak..
Rather than describing the clear, unquestionable picture seen by an invisible spectator - following the characters, seeing everything first hand and in the moment - Galgut lets us look into his brain and watch his hazy, indefinite, disconnected memories - an effect achieved in part through alternate...
I finished In a Strange Room by Damon Galgut. Wow. The book centers on a fictional character, yet Galgut refers to him as both 'he' and 'I' at various points in the text, making it feel like it's really not fiction at all, but rather autobiographical. It also makes you feel close to the main charact...
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