Scan barcode
A review by ellenharvell
The Man Who Saw Everything by Deborah Levy
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Only after I read the last page did I appreciate the story. I read the last lines, maybe five times.
Very unique way of story telling. It started out as a clear storyline and became "confusing" in the middle. I say this with full positivity. It is meant to be confusing because, I later realized that the latter part of the story is being told from the perspective of a dying person on which on his last days/ hours only wanted to remember selective parts of his memories..
Saul is a man who saw everything. He knew a loy of things, because of how he chose to live his life, his preferences and also his studies- he is a historian.
Just to realize that in his death bed, he only wanted to see a few specific people who came into his life. He wanted to see them so bad that he started putting their faces on other people's faces.
Very unique way of story telling. It started out as a clear storyline and became "confusing" in the middle. I say this with full positivity. It is meant to be confusing because, I later realized that the latter part of the story is being told from the perspective of a dying person on which on his last days/ hours only wanted to remember selective parts of his memories..
Saul is a man who saw everything. He knew a loy of things, because of how he chose to live his life, his preferences and also his studies- he is a historian.
Just to realize that in his death bed, he only wanted to see a few specific people who came into his life. He wanted to see them so bad that he started putting their faces on other people's faces.