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mefrost's review against another edition
emotional
slow-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
3.0
emily_britton's review
2.0
I probably should not have expected anything different from a novel about a Holocaust survivor who thinks he may be going mad, but this was very dark and very confusing.
coffee_deer's review
3.0
a deep and philosophical journey of a book. if there is God, is He a madman? does He suffer because His creation has gone awry? what a thought, though.
however, the questions we have from the beginning don't resolve themselves in the end. who was the caller? were his accusations any true? why did he insist on Raphael's coming to the clinic? it may be shallow of me, but I'd still appreciate knowing the answers - to have a conclusion, any conclusion to the mystery that penetrates the whole book.
I know, it doesn't matter in a greater scope of things and all that, AND YET.
however, the questions we have from the beginning don't resolve themselves in the end. who was the caller? were his accusations any true? why did he insist on Raphael's coming to the clinic? it may be shallow of me, but I'd still appreciate knowing the answers - to have a conclusion, any conclusion to the mystery that penetrates the whole book.
I know, it doesn't matter in a greater scope of things and all that, AND YET.
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