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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
funny
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
OK, but did I didn't enjoy it as much as I enjoyed a lot of the other Auster books.
mysterious
slow-paced
Out of every author I've read so far on the list, Paul Auster seems to be one of the more diverse. From a story about an abandoned dog - from the viewpoint of the dog, to New York City Noir to the wonderful Mr Vertigo. Mr Vertigo is the canned, easy to read version of Against the Day by Pynchon. It's the slightly fantastical tale of Walt, a disadvantaged kid from the sticks, who is taught to levitate and follows the American Dream, all with the help of his Master. But at the same time, it manages to tell the social history of the USA from the war years and the Great Depression, to prohibition and gangsters. It's hilarious and warm, until the catastrophes that always begin a new chapter in Walt's career and life smack you in the face. The whole thing is quite brilliant.
That's an initiatory novel, a philosophical tale mixing wonder, realism, and history.
Many adventures in this novel mix different genres, as often with Paul Auster.
Master Yehudi, who promised to teach Walt to fly even if it would not be like birds, took him. After a problematic apprenticeship, he simultaneously succeeded as Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic. Soon, terrible headaches and dizziness prevent Walt from continuing on this path, and his life will take other paths. After this first part, in a marvelous or magical realism style (because we also come across the odious K.K.K), childhood and youth end, and the novel becomes more realistic. This novel evokes America from the 1920s to 1992 (the date on which the old hero writes his memoirs), that of jazz, gangsters, cinema, the America of wide open spaces, remote towns, and big cities. It is also a philosophical tale in which man pushes his limits beyond what appeared possible.
Excellent vintage Paul Auster.
Many adventures in this novel mix different genres, as often with Paul Auster.
Master Yehudi, who promised to teach Walt to fly even if it would not be like birds, took him. After a problematic apprenticeship, he simultaneously succeeded as Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic. Soon, terrible headaches and dizziness prevent Walt from continuing on this path, and his life will take other paths. After this first part, in a marvelous or magical realism style (because we also come across the odious K.K.K), childhood and youth end, and the novel becomes more realistic. This novel evokes America from the 1920s to 1992 (the date on which the old hero writes his memoirs), that of jazz, gangsters, cinema, the America of wide open spaces, remote towns, and big cities. It is also a philosophical tale in which man pushes his limits beyond what appeared possible.
Excellent vintage Paul Auster.
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
An amazing work of fiction. Reminded me of Pinocchio but with added sex, violence, racism, crime etc. crazy but ultimately uplifting.