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Comments on Auster’s “Sunset Park”

Posted on Aug. 13, 2011 by Phillip

I’m being a little generous giving Sunset Park 7 out of 10. For a Paul Auster novel, it’s nothing special. The novel starts off strong, but about half way through it begins to peter out, mainly because he doesn’t focus … Continue reading →

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Paul Auster’s Take on the Legacy of G.W. Bush

Posted on Jan. 9, 2011 by Phillip

Paul Auster’s 2008 novel, Man in The Dark, imagines the United States falling into civil war after the election of George W. Bush. So the tragedies of Iraq, kidnappings and beheadings, the World Trade Center, Afghanistan — everything that happened … Continue reading →

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Looking for Help on Paul Auster’s “Invisible”

Posted on Sep. 24, 2010 by Phillip

I finished Paul Auster’s 2009 novel, Invisible, a few days ago and I’m not sure what to think of it. Again, it’s Paul Auster writing about a character that is himself thinly disguised — himself as a university student in … Continue reading →

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Review of Paul Auster’s “Mr Vertigo”

Posted on Mar. 24, 2010 by Phillip

I finished reading Mr Vertigo by Paul Auster today and it’s an excellent read. It’s about a guy who learns to levitate and earns a living in a travelling road show. The narrator’s language is free and loose and the … Continue reading →

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The last few books I read…

Posted on Aug. 16, 2009 by Phillip

…are: Where The Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein (10/10) — A collection of illustrated poems for kids I discovered one night while looking for a bedtime book to read to my niece. (I ordered it for myself the next morning.) … Continue reading →

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