Reviews

City of Glass by Paul Auster

estellah's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

i really don't know what to say about this book? so many sections could have been written much more concisely and still would have had the same effect; and i can tell that there's something really good underneath here, but there's so many loose ends that i can't keep track of and i'm just. so. confused. i'd like to continue the trilogy because what's going on is incredibly interesting, and clearly the first book is more of a prelude than the whole story. i hope. it's very clever at points, but i feel like it tries too hard to come across as intellectual at other points? i wouldn't necessarily recommend it, but i wouldn't say it's bad either, not at all.

the8th's review against another edition

4.0

Equally psychological and philosophical. Auster creates further confusion from an already confusing situation. Characters are like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle rather than their own selves. One of my favourites.

pachypedia's review against another edition

3.0

Nunca me he sentido especialmente interesada en el arte posmodernista, quizás por eso no conecté del todo con este libro. Sin embargo, aunque no suelen gustarme los finales abiertos, en este caso no me ha molestado y opino que le queda bien a la historia.

jeremy's review against another edition

4.0

Odd.

marginson's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

citlaluna's review against another edition

4.0

Bastante interesante la historia, por momentos algo extraño, me dejo con ganas de saber mas! Definitivamente leeré La continuación!!!

moviebuffkt's review against another edition

i need everyone in book club to explain this book to me. i was so confused, and i can't even think of adding stars. did i like it, did i hate it? i have no idea.

kill_so_kind's review against another edition

I have so many thoughts about this and none of them make any sense.

bahoulie's review against another edition

5.0

I truly loved the first 3/4 of this book, and I could see basically where it was headed when I lost some of my love for it. It's quite internally consistent and in many ways just lovely reading. I just felt like the last turn happened a little quickly for me.

celiananas's review against another edition

3.0

je suis pas sûre d'avoir tout compris mais dans l'ensemble c'était sympa

la misogynie par contre ça l'était un peu moins