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4.22 AVERAGE
4.22 AVERAGE
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
A book about a book and a writer? Sign me up! Inject it in my veins! I devoured this book and I wanted more.
In The Most Secret Memory of Men we meet Diégane Latyr Faye a young Senegalese writer who is living in Paris, he recently wrote his debut novel and is getting a little fame from the Parisian Literati. While making the rounds and trying to decide what his second book should be about discovers another Senegalese author who published a book back in the 1930s called The Labyrinth of Inhumanity. The author of the book, T.C. Elimane was hailed as the next big thing in literature, his book was well reviewed, sold out and everyone could not get enough of him. That is until a scandal breaks out about the book, the publisher pulls all the copies, and everyone disappears. Fast forward to 2018 and hardly anyone has ever heard of The Labyrinth of Inhumanity by T.C. Elimane. Diegane goes down a rabbit hole in an attempt to find out what happened to the author and the book.
This book is stunning. I was blown away by the writing and how the author took us on a journey about a book. I love reading books about authors and their writing and this book was excellently executed. Diegane as a main character was endearing, and relentless in his pursuit to find out more about the author and the book. I loved that it was steeped in Senegalese history, and mythology. A well executed book that left me with an insane hangover.
In The Most Secret Memory of Men we meet Diégane Latyr Faye a young Senegalese writer who is living in Paris, he recently wrote his debut novel and is getting a little fame from the Parisian Literati. While making the rounds and trying to decide what his second book should be about discovers another Senegalese author who published a book back in the 1930s called The Labyrinth of Inhumanity. The author of the book, T.C. Elimane was hailed as the next big thing in literature, his book was well reviewed, sold out and everyone could not get enough of him. That is until a scandal breaks out about the book, the publisher pulls all the copies, and everyone disappears. Fast forward to 2018 and hardly anyone has ever heard of The Labyrinth of Inhumanity by T.C. Elimane. Diegane goes down a rabbit hole in an attempt to find out what happened to the author and the book.
This book is stunning. I was blown away by the writing and how the author took us on a journey about a book. I love reading books about authors and their writing and this book was excellently executed. Diegane as a main character was endearing, and relentless in his pursuit to find out more about the author and the book. I loved that it was steeped in Senegalese history, and mythology. A well executed book that left me with an insane hangover.
challenging
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The categories mean little or nothing to me. This is an excellent book. Serious literary fiction. Read in translation.
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Het boek nodigt uit om na te denken over hoe wij onze eigen verhalen construeren, en hoe die verweven zijn met het grotere menselijke bestaan. Unieke leeservaring
Echt mooi, intens en broeierig geschreven. Vond het richting het einde wat minder samenhangend worden. Toch een vrij uniek boek dat me helemaal pakte.
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Singulier et touchant.
Thèmes de la littérature histoire migration politique racisme societaux
Pourquoi lit on
Magnifiques phrases
Moment poignants
Fin sur ma faim j aurais aimé en savoir plus sur le livre d elimane
Beauté de la vocation
L originalité n existe pas en littérature
Longueur à la fin
Thèmes de la littérature histoire migration politique racisme societaux
Pourquoi lit on
Magnifiques phrases
Moment poignants
Fin sur ma faim j aurais aimé en savoir plus sur le livre d elimane
Beauté de la vocation
L originalité n existe pas en littérature
Longueur à la fin