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2.5 stars rounded down to 2.
It is not that I did not like this book. It wasn't what I expected it to be.
"From the bottom of my heart I desired to surrender myself to the sleep of oblivion."
This book is narrated by a madman, opium addict who has no sense of time and space. He is depressed and just wants to fall into oblivion. His narration is very eccentric. He mixes up the timelines, faces and his own identity. His madness is evident by the fact that he kills his wife because he doesn't want for ...more
It is not that I did not like this book. It wasn't what I expected it to be.
"From the bottom of my heart I desired to surrender myself to the sleep of oblivion."
This book is narrated by a madman, opium addict who has no sense of time and space. He is depressed and just wants to fall into oblivion. His narration is very eccentric. He mixes up the timelines, faces and his own identity. His madness is evident by the fact that he kills his wife because he doesn't want for ...more
What a fantastic, bizarre, oddly beautiful but disturbing book. I’m not really sure what it’s about but it was a fascinating experience.
Aug 06, 2024
Preethi
marked it as unfinishables-pick-up-later
August 2024 - Started reading the story, but it felt too depressing to continue after the second page. So giving it up, hopefully, for now.
Dec 27, 2012
Almeta
marked it as to-read
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Feb 02, 2014
Crina Toth
rated it
it was amazing
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Mar 08, 2014
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