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Lanark: A Life in Four Books
by Alasdair Gray
I like this book, although I find its overall tone to be bleak and grim, even in its more magical and strange moments. I suppose it's because this book comes at the right moment in my life, just after having visited Glasgow (and Scotland) for the first time.
But more importantly, I reckon it's because the stranger sequences and sudden turns of events echo the kinds of dreams I have. So to me, reading this book is like reading about things happening in my personal dream world, with generous helpings of Kafka and Joyce mixed in at times. This is the first book I read that does this so precisely, so eerily awkward and personal.
But more importantly, I reckon it's because the stranger sequences and sudden turns of events echo the kinds of dreams I have. So to me, reading this book is like reading about things happening in my personal dream world, with generous helpings of Kafka and Joyce mixed in at times. This is the first book I read that does this so precisely, so eerily awkward and personal.