false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172552181m/190484.jpg 190484 5 Andorra, the tiny storybook nation snug in the Pyrenees between France and Spain is the setting for Peter Cameron's third book, a lyrical tale that begins as a charming story of manners and romantic relations in the tiny township of La Plata, but develops into a darker (though still comic) story of deception and psychological intrigue. The author's earlier invocations of Proust and Austen give way to impulses akin to Kafka or Camus. When should you stop trusting your narrator's memories and figure out what is really going on in this place? All is not what it seems, as the dark past of several characters returns to dim the brightness of the present surroundings. The hyper-reality of the charming mountain town Cameron creates is the ideal setting for this engaging tale, told in perfect measure, tightly stitched, with no extra bits hanging loosely. 184156 1997 Andorra total:90|5:12|4:33|3:36|2:8|1:1| 90 317 128 26 190484 0452279445 9780452279445 84 24 3.52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172552181m/190484.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/190484.Andorra 3 0 false Thu Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 16:50:09 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 08:07:39 -0800 2009 1
I didn't get it.

I hate saying that about a book, because I sound stupid. Like there was something that I missed because I am lacking some crucial quality that fans of this novel possess. I have to say it for Andorra, though. I ...more...]]> 190484 0452279445 9780452279445 84 24 3.52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172552181m/190484.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/190484.Andorra 4 0 false Wed Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 00:32:46 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 23:00:45 -0800 2009 more...]]> 190484 0452279445 9780452279445 84 24 3.52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172552181m/190484.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/190484.Andorra 3 0 false Wed Feb 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 08:47:45 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 06:28:53 -0800 2009 more...]]> 190484 0452279445 9780452279445 84 24 3.52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172552181m/190484.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/190484.Andorra 4 0 true Fri Mar 13 09:50:28 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 11:38:47 -0700 2009
Peter Cameron writes beautifully, and this novel had a wonderful way of drawing me along, as though I were wandering the winding streets of an old city.

It doesn't matter to me that the Andorra Cameron uses...more...]]> 1734155 0374105057 9780374105051 3 1 3.52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187532014m/1734155.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1734155.Andorra 4 0 false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 19:51:57 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 19:59:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 190484 0452279445 9780452279445 84 24 3.52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172552181m/190484.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/190484.Andorra 3 0 false Thu Apr 23 18:51:05 -0700 2009 Tue Dec 15 08:02:06 -0800 2009
Unfortunately, the story doesn't ...more...]]> 190484 0452279445 9780452279445 84 24 3.52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172552181m/190484.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/190484.Andorra 3 0 false Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Thu Jun 21 21:07:29 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 21 21:22:50 -0700 2007 Bu...more...]]> 190484 0452279445 9780452279445 84 24 3.52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172552181m/190484.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/190484.Andorra 3 0 false Mon Jun 22 10:01:55 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 10:03:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 190484 0452279445 9780452279445 84 24 3.52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172552181m/190484.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/190484.Andorra 3 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 12 08:41:09 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 08:42:45 -0700 2009
But Peter Cameron deserves to be read through to the end because he bring intelligence to each character, sentence, idea.

The pure thought that one can feel behind each chapter is moving. Sometimes it just does...more...]]> 190484 0452279445 9780452279445 84 24 3.52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172552181m/190484.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/190484.Andorra 3 0 false Fri Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 15:39:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 19:26:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6455215 0312428715 9780312428716 2 1 3.52 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6455215-andorra 3 0 false Fri Oct 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 16:50:13 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 16 08:40:52 -0800 2009 Andorra is a strange and hallucinatory fable with a startling ending. The American Alexander Fox arrives in Andorra (or "Andorra" as a very quick Google search will reveal that there's no beach or harbor in the real, landlocked country that lies between Spain and France) a...more...]]> 190484 0452279445 9780452279445 84 24 3.52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172552181m/190484.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/190484.Andorra 5 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Jul 24 19:12:55 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 19:13:06 -0700 2009 start a new life, meets new people, and can't shake his past.
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