Written with his typical witty and delicate touch, Christian Oster's new novel pokes fun at the postmodern male's overrated sensitivity.
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May 31, 2010
Steve
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Toward the end of The Unforeseen, the novel's more or less nameless narrator says, "it left me with an unpleasant feeling as if I had traveled and gone nowhere, and the whole journey was reduced to this impression of pointlessness." Traveling without arriving is also a big part of the experience of reading this novel, but although at times it indeed seemed pointless, I ultimately thought that withheld arrival made for a challenging but satisfying read. The novel develops one character,
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Mar 02, 2009
Chandra
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I found this book at my local library on one of the displays showcasing some of the librarians' favorite books, which is usually a good way to find interesting, off-the-radar novels. I did not enjoy reading this book. I found the writing pretentious and laborious and the character self-absorbed. I am not sure why I felt compelled to finish reading this book . . . there is no book report due on Monday. Towards the end, I found myself skipping whole paragraphs and pages, looking for the quotat
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May 26, 2010
Americanogig
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I picked this book up on a whim, I have found great novels this way. This was not a great novel. I'm not even quite sure it was a novel. I don't know what kind of psycho mindtrip this is supposed to be but it tried for unique insight and failed utterly. It has been years since I have read such dreck. After the fourth page of this guy obsessing about pharmicists and how it felt like they knew he was coming - I decided to quit. I have to rate it one star because I can't rate it less.
Mar 10, 2011
Heather
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It was better than I expected but not great by any means. very french.
Sep 26, 2008
Kim
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If I could give this book a -1 I would. The run-on-and-on sentences drove me nuts. I did not even finish the book.
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