The Facades
by:
Eric Lundgren (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781468306873 (1468306871)
Publish date: September 12th 2013
Publisher: Overlook Hardcover
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
Another time, another place I might have enjoyed this book. But I read this too soon after "Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World" and "Aurora" and I'm tired of the existential BS.
While the book description gives the impression of a desperate husband braving all odds to find his wife, The Facades is really the story of Sven Norberg as he deals with his wife's disappearance. Told from Sven's perspective it is clear that he is deeply enamored with his talented wife. So much so ...
i lost track on how where I found out about this book. It's really a odd duck, this one. It's not that the writing is bad, it's actually good. Interesting topic, mistery of a lost wife with background of a crumbling town. It called out to my mistery, snobbish lit and urban enthusiast soul. But, at s...
only twoi lost track on how where I found out about this book. It's really a odd duck, this one. It's not that the writing is bad, it's actually good. Interesting topic, mistery of a lost wife with background of a crumbling town. It called out to my mistery, snobbish lit and urban enthusiast soul. B...
A very hard book to pinpoint or place into any known genre. There is a city called Trude, once known as the Munich of the Midwest, now known as a good place to commit suicide. A city that has decaying mansions, broken down buildings and an authoritarian mayor bent on destroying the towns library. I...
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