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A review by danni_faith
Verre cassé by Alain Mabanckou
5.0
For the first half of the book, I kept thinking that I had enjoyed Tram 83 more than what I was enjoying this book, but upon finishing this novel I believe both are equally strong and important works.
The literary references in the last 50 pages just keep coming, and Mabanckou uses them to critique French, South American, and American literary imagination while at the same time criticizing his own motivations as a writer and somewhat cultural recorder.
This novel is stunningly brillant! The humor is laugh-out-loud funny of the intellectual variety. I cannot believe how short this was. I certainly will read more from him.
The literary references in the last 50 pages just keep coming, and Mabanckou uses them to critique French, South American, and American literary imagination while at the same time criticizing his own motivations as a writer and somewhat cultural recorder.
This novel is stunningly brillant! The humor is laugh-out-loud funny of the intellectual variety. I cannot believe how short this was. I certainly will read more from him.