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Post by Fox in the Snow on Feb 23, 2021 9:46:18 GMT
Not a big reader but probably the author I've read the most. Have read at least half his novels and I have a copy of 4 3 2 1 sitting on my shelf which I hope to get to soon.
Opinions, favorite works, similar writers, though I'm not necessarily looking for recommendations.
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Post by theravenking on Feb 23, 2021 21:28:48 GMT
I enjoyed his New York Trilogy.
The Book Of Illusions was interesting but a bit too depressing for my taste.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Feb 23, 2021 22:50:10 GMT
I enjoyed his New York Trilogy. The Book Of Illusions was interesting but a bit too depressing for my taste. The New York Trilogy remains my favorite of his, though I still have some difficulty seeing it as a "single" work. I recall enjoying The Book of Illusions also, though it has been a while since I read it.
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Feb 24, 2021 3:57:04 GMT
Not a big reader but probably the author I've read the most. Have read at least half his novels and I have a copy of 4 3 2 1 sitting on my shelf which I hope to get to soon. Opinions, favorite works, similar writers, though I'm not necessarily looking for recommendations. How long is 4321?
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Feb 24, 2021 4:09:13 GMT
Not a big reader but probably the author I've read the most. Have read at least half his novels and I have a copy of 4 3 2 1 sitting on my shelf which I hope to get to soon. Opinions, favorite works, similar writers, though I'm not necessarily looking for recommendations. How long is 4321? I think the edition I have is about 1000 pages, so it'll probably be the longest book I've read if and when (hopefully when) I finish it.
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Post by truecristian on Feb 24, 2021 19:30:12 GMT
Aside from being written well and being generally interesting, I found the book astonishing. The book is sold a the story of the precursors that gave us our world today, and that's true as far as that goes. However, what I found fascinating was the similarities of the motives and methods of the two men to what has been going on in the 21st century. The author has no political axe to grind, yet parallels are there, and I don't think they were intentional since he doesn't tie them together.
In an era where it is fashionable to attempt to erase history, the story in this book demonstrates that consistency of human nature will keep re-writing it again and again. Extremely fascinating read, if a bit chilling when you connect the dots.
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Feb 25, 2021 2:44:33 GMT
he did a great job editing this!
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Feb 25, 2021 2:52:53 GMT
Aside from being written well and being generally interesting, I found the book astonishing. The book is sold a the story of the precursors that gave us our world today, and that's true as far as that goes. However, what I found fascinating was the similarities of the motives and methods of the two men to what has been going on in the 21st century. The author has no political axe to grind, yet parallels are there, and I don't think they were intentional since he doesn't tie them together. In an era where it is fashionable to attempt to erase history, the story in this book demonstrates that consistency of human nature will keep re-writing it again and again. Extremely fascinating read, if a bit chilling when you connect the dots. which one was this?
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Post by truecristian on Feb 25, 2021 5:08:17 GMT
There is little that is new in this work. It's rather briefer than the subject matter would seem to warrant; I learned little that is not available in other, less specialist, works.
The format and paper quality are rather disappointing. It's quite a small book; perhaps done deliberately to make the length more respectable? is undoubtedly a talented historian, and writes well. However it seems to me he rather lost interest in this subject at some point in its long gestation.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Feb 25, 2021 17:19:51 GMT
I always get him mixed up with Paul Bowles for some reason.
I don't think I've read anything by Paul Auster.
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