Phantom Pain

by Arnon Grunberg
Phantom Pain  
published June 2004 by Other Press (NY)
binding Hardcover
isbn 1590511263   (isbn13: 9781590511268)
pages 286
literary awards 2005 IMPAC Dublin Award Nominee
description A one-time literary novelist of some respectability, now brought low by the double insult of obscurity and crippling debt, Robert G. Mehlman is a man ...more
date added
01-31-07



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Lorenzo
Lorenzo rated it: 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars
08/11/08

bookshelves: 2008-readings, dutch, on-loan
Read in August, 2008
I am giving Grunberg a second chance.
At the moment it seems well deserved.

The first pages of 'Phantom Pain' are definitely better than the last 142 of 'Blue Mondays'.
I hope the following ones will not change my opinion.
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Laura
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06/04/07

bookshelves: relationships
How life pulls us along. And how often we realize that what we thought we wanted wasn't really what we wanted. And how easily authenticity is lost in the process.
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Tom
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06/28/08

Read in June, 2008
Overall quite good with some brilliant bits here and there. I read the English paperback but couldn't find it here.
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Sal
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02/06/08

Read in January, 2006
Grunberg hits one out of the park.
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Mips
Mips marked it as to-read
08/26/08

bookshelves: fictie, nederlands, opgediept-uit-eigen-rekken, to-read
 

Anja
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02/24/08

 

Mispa
06/15/07

bookshelves: dutch
Read in January, 2001
 

Moosje
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10/01/07

Read in October, 2007
 

Donna
Donna added it
02/19/08

bookshelves: impac-dublin, wish-list
 

Stijn
Stijn marked it as to-read (review of isbn 9038826966)
03/23/08

bookshelves: to-read
 

Kirsten
Kirsten marked it as to-read
01/14/08

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Tim
Tim marked it as to-read
03/25/08

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Tom
02/13/08

 

Hanne
01/28/08

bookshelves: nederlandstalig
Read in January, 2002
 

Mike
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03/23/07

recommends it for: People
 


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book data (includes all editions)

avg rating (all editions): 3.36 (22 ratings)
avg rating (this edition): 3.78 (9 ratings)
number of reviews: 4






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