Pretty cool, but the ending was pretty boring. More fighter planes would have been cooler and if the author explained the situation a little better I would have liked it more.
My girlfriend read this book and hated it. So there are two reasons not to bother:1) I usually agree with her about this stuff, so why waste the time?2) If I read it and love it, she'll just look at me with contempt and shake her head.Sorry, Tom McCarthy. If it makes you feel any better, I decided t...
Tom McCarthy plots a large story using a microscope, to zero in at certain aspects before pulling back for a wider perspective and this has a wide perspective, covering everything from the life cycle of silkworms, early telecommunications, through the first world war fighter planes and Egyptology. T...
Below--blah blah blah. I started with grand ideas, and then got sick of myself (see review of Snow for some more). But there are still things I've been circling 'round saying about this book, especially since Erik finished it before me...Erik sees a book about the blurring of reality and fiction. ...
I loathed this book from beginning to end. And what truly drives me mad -- it's one of those very rare cases where I can't decide whether it's brilliant or a hollow, pretentious waste of time. Can it somehow be both?
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