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The Buried Giant
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March 10, 2016

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Ellen
Mar 03, 2016 rated it really liked it
Shelves: setting, language
This novel has a stilted writing style and a cyclical feel to the story - this works really well as each page progresses. The stiltedness, and at time almost dream like description are very very powerful. These would not be happy dreams. It also has much to say about the value of memory and forgetting, and it is in this area I found a lot of enjoyment as it was hard to know where the story really sat, and what was the current truth.

I felt a little ripped off at the ending, but it still stays as
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Jenny
Mar 30, 2016 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Julie
Oct 07, 2018 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
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