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Feb 07, 2009
Jeff Scott
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it was amazing
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This is a strange and meandering book with scenarios out of dreams and nightmares. It a bunch of stories seemingly jumbled together without a conclusion; more of a book for those who enjoy the journey and the writing, but not if you like something tidily put together. I enjoyed On a Winters Night A Traveler in which this work seems to work in a similar fashion. There is just some amazing passages and imagery used in the book and I just loved it. It reminded me of reading Borges and Saramago. ...more
This is a strange and meandering book with scenarios out of dreams and nightmares. It a bunch of stories seemingly jumbled together without a conclusion; more of a book for those who enjoy the journey and the writing, but not if you like something tidily put together. I enjoyed On a Winters Night A Traveler in which this work seems to work in a similar fashion. There is just some amazing passages and imagery used in the book and I just loved it. It reminded me of reading Borges and Saramago. ...more
I’m not sure how I feel about this book. I had no idea what to expect going in and I am not 100% sure of what I read. And I feel like that’s the point.
My edition has 873 pages. I have read 675 pages and I am finally tossing it. Such pretentious drivel.
The characters are boring. Nothing ever comes together or seems to have a point. Life is to short to waste time on this book!
The characters are boring. Nothing ever comes together or seems to have a point. Life is to short to waste time on this book!
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The only part worth the effort is the last part.
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