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Paul, riding his bike is hit by a car, and his leg takes the brunt of the crash. The doctors have to amputate, and Paul refuses to have a prosthesis. I had tried to read this book years ago, but I wasn't able to get through it. Even this time, I felt I had to force myself to finish it. One of the reviewers thought that this book was magical realism, and I see the point.
While Paul is recovering he requires a lot of in home care. Paul falls in love with his nurse, and a woman named Elizabeth Cost ...more
While Paul is recovering he requires a lot of in home care. Paul falls in love with his nurse, and a woman named Elizabeth Cost ...more
Coetzee's prose caught me immediately along with the atypical subject matter: an aging man dealing with life after an accident that causes the amputation of one of his legs. Nevertheless, I found myself losing interest as the plot unfolded and was disappointed by the end of it.
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