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A review by egilmore
Blind Spot by Teju Cole
5.0
This is definitely cerebral... feels like something I would have read in some multi media English class in college. I could talk about this for a long time, but Goodreads doesn’t feel like the right place. The right place is some house party with wine and cocktails, probably in Brooklyn at age 24, with a bunch of other liberal arts grads. Yeah, that sounds unbearable and completely unfair to Cole, who is - unquestionably - brilliant. I’m glad I can savor it now, untainted by my pretentious younger self.
You could read this one hundred times and still find more connections to unravel between the places and photos and vignettes. I don’t recommend for everyone. If you read, try reading it front to back first, then in different orders (like by place or by conceit). Thinking about the idea of blind spots and optics is what helped me piece some sense together, but there’s a lot left to discover. I borrowed this from the library, then had to buy it so I can keep coming back.
You could read this one hundred times and still find more connections to unravel between the places and photos and vignettes. I don’t recommend for everyone. If you read, try reading it front to back first, then in different orders (like by place or by conceit). Thinking about the idea of blind spots and optics is what helped me piece some sense together, but there’s a lot left to discover. I borrowed this from the library, then had to buy it so I can keep coming back.