A review by peajaypee
The Wrong End of the Telescope by Rabih Alameddine

4.0

The structure and movement of this novel was unusual and I enjoyed that, not least because Alameddine's interview on the "Between the Covers" podcast provided some insight into the choices he made, especially finding the narrative distance (not too enmeshed, not too detached) and the influence of the poet Fernando Pessoa (and his many heteronyms). I loved getting to know the narrator, especially when her brother was with her, and it left me wanting to know the author character (a sort-of stand-in for Alameddine himself) so much more.