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Lin
Aug 28, 2007 rated it really liked it
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A typical Beckett book, this one is not an easy read, but an interesting read most definately. Did I enjoy it - 'enjoy' would be a big word. It is not that I did not enjoy it at all, because I certainly did. I have always had a huge appreciation for Beckett’s work, and Watt only emphasized once again why that is. The capacity to make something very simple, very complicated, and in that way to offer a new look at things we might be taking for granted is a trait I have always admired. Yet this is ...more
Michael
Jun 13, 2008 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
I laughed out loud in the library. Ennoble-ing and pathetic at the same time.
Ph
Nov 12, 2007 marked it as to-read
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May 23, 2008 marked it as to-read
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Dec 22, 2008 rated it it was ok
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Jun 28, 2009 marked it as to-read
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Ellie
Aug 20, 2009 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
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