The People of Paper
THE PEOPLE OF PAPER is an astonishing debut novel about the anguish of lost love. Author Salvador Plascencia, a "once-in-a-generation talent" (George Saunders), weaves together the stories of a large cast of colorful characters, including: a disgruntled monk, a father and daughter, a gang of...
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THE PEOPLE OF PAPER is an astonishing debut novel about the anguish of lost love. Author Salvador Plascencia, a "once-in-a-generation talent" (George Saunders), weaves together the stories of a large cast of colorful characters, including: a disgruntled monk, a father and daughter, a gang of carnation pickers, and a woman made of paper.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780156032117 (0156032112)
ASIN: 156032112
Publish date: November 13th 2006
Publisher: Mariner Books
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
It's early in the year, but Salvador Plascencia's The People of Paper has definitely made it on to my top reads of 2014. This book is amazing! Though not especially plot driven, The People of Paper kept me thoroughly engaged. The writing is absolutely gorgeous and the novel is dispersed with beaut...
I'm struggling w/ my intense negative reaction to The People of Paper - I think Plascencia accomplished what he set out to do, so the issue is just that it's not my thing. But I also want to call it lazy. But I don't think that's entirely fair. Maybe I identify with Liz too much. I will say that for...
Well, I would say it was a wonderful book! If it just hadn't been so hard to read it..! In my edition of the book, some parts are written on the side, some chapters are blank, and I understood that this is how the author wanted it to be, but it made reading it a bit harder. The story was great, and ...
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