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This book has 4 different coming of age versions of the main character's life. In all versions, Ferguson is an intelligent, avid reader who loves baseball and basketball and is coming of age in the late 1960s. Ferguson is a thoughtful, kind, and loving person, who puts a lot of thought into living an ethical life. It's not the Sliding Doors type of story where one decision at a pivotal point in life changes Ferguson's life drastically. It's much more subtle than that, and I deeply appreciated that aspect. Auster's writing is mesmerizing and rich in detail and of a period that I have always been fascinated with. I especially enjoyed reading Ferguson's writing in excerpts of his short stories and novellas. I will definitely pick up another Paul Auster book (hopefully they aren't all almost 900 pages long). I am not able to put to explain why right now, but his writing really resonated with me.