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A review by happybookhabits
Zuleika Dobson by Max Beerbohm
4.0
“But the loveliest face in all the world will not please you if you see it suddenly, eye to eye, at a distance of half an inch from your own.”
After randomly finding this book in the second hand section of my local book shop, I decided to give it a go. And OH MY am I happy that I did!
This is one of the weirdest and most absurd stories I've heard in a while! It reminded me a bit of Voltaire from Candide, since that one is also reads like a satire.
The entire story basicly plays out in 2-3 days, but it feels like a lifetime (in a good way).
And the way that they break the forth wall? Amazing!
I highly recommend this book to everyone! I would suggest to go into it blindly like I did, that makes it probably more fun!
The only part that I wasn't that big of a fan of was the parts told by the narrator when he tells about his own background&mythology. For some reason that part was written so that it was way more difficult to read.
After randomly finding this book in the second hand section of my local book shop, I decided to give it a go. And OH MY am I happy that I did!
This is one of the weirdest and most absurd stories I've heard in a while! It reminded me a bit of Voltaire from Candide, since that one is also reads like a satire.
The entire story basicly plays out in 2-3 days, but it feels like a lifetime (in a good way).
And the way that they break the forth wall? Amazing!
I highly recommend this book to everyone! I would suggest to go into it blindly like I did, that makes it probably more fun!
The only part that I wasn't that big of a fan of was the parts told by the narrator when he tells about his own background&mythology. For some reason that part was written so that it was way more difficult to read.