The Brooklyn Follies
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780786285037 (0786285036)
Publish date: April 1st 2006
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Pages no: 461
Edition language: English
A solid 4 star because the book made me happy and forget everything around me for a few hours. One of these days I will be brave enough to write proper reviews.
I found this slow going from the beginning, but I was sorry to see it end, having gotten to know the characters.
A book that started off promisingly, but, ultimately, was a disappointment. Nathan Glass heads to Brooklyn to die and runs across a favorite nephew unexpectedly. The nephew, despite a strong start, is now working in a bookstore. I kept reading, with faith in Auster that he wouldn't lead me astray, b...