A review by porbee
Less by Andrew Sean Greer

funny medium-paced

3.75

I really did enjoy this book and there are some great stand-out conversations and events. The perspective between narrator/protagonist was very rewarding. The setup of the book really pays off between Germany and Morocco. It didnt seem like Arthur really actually learned anything about himself, or changed at all.  Utterly without true self reflection-

even when he seems to decide Swift is a fool he fails to realize art is a reflection of the self.

I kind of liked this- a protagonist who is so caught up in running away that he doesn't look at everything around him in any way that matters. Reader and narrator make connections, Arthur stays stuck. 

I just really disliked that it wasn't a stand alone, though I might not have read it at all if I'd known that going in. There was a preview chapter of the sequel included in my copy - really ruined the atmosphere of the end and I wish I hadn't read it.
 

I thought it would stick with the Proust reference and end with 20 or so blank pages.