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Timbuktu: A Novel - Community Reviews back

by Paul Auster
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moving under skies
moving under skies rated it 10 years ago
I've been noticing an awful lot of books narrated by dogs lately--have been recommended a few and have politely demurred. I hate feeling emotionally manipulated and tend to avoid books that are intentional tearjerkers, which most animal stories are. Happily, this book, which chronicles the life and ...
willemite
willemite rated it 14 years ago
Mr. Bones is living a dog’s life. He is almost a peer to his master Willy G. Christmas. Willy is a kind-hearted, but damaged man, a child of holocaust survivors. Given to delusions, and writing poetry, he is homeless and in failing health. The road trip here is a walking journey to Baltimore, home t...
elisas8
elisas8 rated it 14 years ago
i was definitely not crazy about the first third of the book, and i didn't like how he either beat you over the head with his message, or let it drop too soon. i liked it better as it went along, but never really was thrilled. for the first half or so, i was wishing it had been written by tom robb...
virginiasoares
virginiasoares rated it 17 years ago
one of my favorite Paul Auster's.definetely have to re-read it one of this days.
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