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by Paul Auster

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It is really interesting...isn't it?

NannyOgg Only if you enjoy page-long, detailed descriptions of mustaches.

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I'm reading The Book of Illusions and I am sure I will finish it but I am trying to decide if it is worth my time to read any of Paul Auster's other books. Can anyone tell me anything about this book in comparison to his others, particularly the ones that were/are on the 1001 list of books to read before you die? Thanks!!

Christopher Febles Hi - far be it from me to judge, but Leviathan and Moon Palace are just wonderful. Thought-provoking, gripping, detailed, bleak and hopeful. Love it w…moreHi - far be it from me to judge, but Leviathan and Moon Palace are just wonderful. Thought-provoking, gripping, detailed, bleak and hopeful. Love it when he does first-person narration; you are privy to all the character's thoughts, anxieties, faults, hopes, desires. Also one of my favorites, though off the beaten path, a little wild in its structure and painfully long, is the 780-page long "4321." That was an odyssey but well worth the trip. And all his books are a welcome to Brooklyn.
Enjoy!(less)

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Christopher Dunne It's written in English. Zimmer is explicit about that.

I don't know what books are on the list or if there's any point to such lists. I follow my own…moreIt's written in English. Zimmer is explicit about that.

I don't know what books are on the list or if there's any point to such lists. I follow my own instincts and pleasure in choosing what to read. But if I had such a list I'd include 'In the Country of Last Things' 'the New York Trilogy' at a bare minumum. And probably '4321' and 'Invisible'. Loved all of them. (less)

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