Timbuktu - Paul Auster • BookLikes (ISBN:0312263996)

Timbuktu

by: Paul Auster (author)

3.65 115

Mr. Bones, the canine hero of Paul Auster's astonishing new book, is the sidekick and confidant of Willy G. Christmas, a brilliant and troubled homeless man from Brooklyn. As Willy's body slowly expires, he sets off with Mr. Bones for Baltimore in search of his high school English teacher and a new home for his companion. Mr. Bones is our witness during their journey, and out of his thoughts, Paul Auster has spun one of the richest, most compelling tales in American fiction.

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Format: paperback

ISBN: 9780312263997 (0312263996)

Publish date: May 2000

Publisher: Picador

Pages no: 181

Edition language: English

Category:

Classics, Novels, Literature, American, Literary Fiction, 20th Century, Contemporary, Modern, Animals, Dogs

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moving under skies rated it

10 years ago

http://aliceunderskies.booklikes.com moving under skies 4.0 Timbuktu

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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 ...

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willemite rated it

14 years ago

http://willemite.booklikes.com willemite 3.0

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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...

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elisas8 rated it

14 years ago

http://elisas8.booklikes.com elisas8 2.0 Timbuktu: A Novel

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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...

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