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One of the best books I’ve ever read. 🥰
This is one of my favorite novels by Auster. This is one of those rare novels that just feels good throughout and it is a feeling of good because the book is just filled with the joy of life and literature and the folly of being human. This is simply a beautiful book.
Auster does for us what Kafka does for the little girl with the lost doll -- that story alone is worth the foray into Auster's Brooklyn. ...more
Auster does for us what Kafka does for the little girl with the lost doll -- that story alone is worth the foray into Auster's Brooklyn. ...more
A book that started off promisingly, but, ultimately, was a disappointment. Nathan Glass heads to Brooklyn to die and runs across a favorite nephew unexpectedly. The nephew, despite a strong start, is now working in a bookstore. I kept reading, with faith in Auster that he wouldn't lead me astray, but the characters felt thrown into the story randomly and the ending felt forced.
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