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I am either not smart enough to appreciate this author or much too smart to waste my time. Whichever one it may be, I will be blatently honest and say that I fail to see what all of the fuss is all about.
One star, tossed it in the "donate to library sale" box. ...more
One star, tossed it in the "donate to library sale" box. ...more
When I finished the first story in this trilogy, City of Glass, I was completely confused, but I liked the writing enough to keep reading. The second story Ghosts, is confusing as well, but I am getting used to the feeling, and just go with it. The third story, Locked Room, made the book for me. I felt like I was reading Poe. By the end, I really like Auster's book.
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The third book of the trilogy was far and away the best.It is a little unsettling to have the author put a character with his own name in the narrative but Auster seems to have made it work.
The atmosphere is Auster's books, is, well, austere, and minimalist and crude. Not my cup of tea, green, chai or otherwise.
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