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This book is very hard to explain or review. When I am reading Sebald, I find myself occupying a world marked by loss, destruction, and decay. Through his eyes, I can see that we are already living amongst the ruins of our civilization, our prosperity a distant (but vividly realized) memory. The interesting part of this is that reading one of his books is also, at least for me, a supremely enjoyable experience.
As Sebald (or his fictional counterpart) walks the Southeastern coast of England (whic ...more
As Sebald (or his fictional counterpart) walks the Southeastern coast of England (whic ...more
You'll note that I put this book on my fiction and non-fiction shelves. The point of view and characters are fiction but there is a dose of non-fiction as well.
This book has a sleepy quality to it. There's no rise and fall, no tension or action to it, which makes it quite unique. It's like sitting by the fire with a fictional W.G. Sebald and chatting about his English vacation. On the face it's a mild book but the further in you go, the more you see the nihilism at the book's core. It's almost g ...more
This book has a sleepy quality to it. There's no rise and fall, no tension or action to it, which makes it quite unique. It's like sitting by the fire with a fictional W.G. Sebald and chatting about his English vacation. On the face it's a mild book but the further in you go, the more you see the nihilism at the book's core. It's almost g ...more
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