A review by maura_kathleen
Remainder by Tom McCarthy

challenging sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

One of the strangest and most provocative books I've read. I can seldom remember the title of it, and then I will catch myself googling things like "man tries to recreate accident builds entire hotel" to try to find it again. (I don't remember if that plot description is even entirely accurate.) A bewildering, haunting exploration of obsession, trauma, authenticity, and the evanescent cutpurse of temporality.

(Declining to provide star ratings for books that I last read before 2019.)