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A review by hyzenthlay76
Man Walks Into a Room by Nicole Krauss
3.0
Who are we without our memories? What happens to a life unwitnessed?
Kraus explores some very intriguing questions in a careful way. The sci-fi aspect is subtle enough to not distract.
I did find myself dissatisfied with the main character's slippery series of relationships - perhaps that was part of the point...with no past he had no way of connecting.
The Luke/hospital scene was jarringly unlikely, and I felt that a beautiful, deliberate build became sloppy at the end.
So few books finish as well as they start.
Kraus explores some very intriguing questions in a careful way. The sci-fi aspect is subtle enough to not distract.
I did find myself dissatisfied with the main character's slippery series of relationships - perhaps that was part of the point...with no past he had no way of connecting.
The Luke/hospital scene was jarringly unlikely, and I felt that a beautiful, deliberate build became sloppy at the end.
So few books finish as well as they start.