by Tom McCarthy
Here is a nice review of Remainder by Tom McCarthy. In the review I link, there is mention/comparison to Proust's [b:In Search of Lost Time|18796|In Search of Lost Time (À la recherche du temps perdu #1-7)|Marcel Proust|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1352231701s/18796.jpg|21467164]. Ear...
I knew nothing about this book when I started it. The less you know about it the better. It's an unusual & original book - intriguing, interesting, readable, absorbing, compelling, & with a likeable narrator. Now I have finished it I am not really sure what it was all about, however I feel very posi...
Listened to this book -- I think it would be a different experience to read.Strange, but fascinating.
My girlfriend read this book and hated it. So there are two reasons not to bother:1) I usually agree with her about this stuff, so why waste the time?2) If I read it and love it, she'll just look at me with contempt and shake her head.Sorry, Tom McCarthy. If it makes you feel any better, I decided t...
Below--blah blah blah. I started with grand ideas, and then got sick of myself (see review of Snow for some more). But there are still things I've been circling 'round saying about this book, especially since Erik finished it before me...Erik sees a book about the blurring of reality and fiction. ...
I loathed this book from beginning to end. And what truly drives me mad -- it's one of those very rare cases where I can't decide whether it's brilliant or a hollow, pretentious waste of time. Can it somehow be both?
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