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livrecache, I said very little on BC about Man in the Dark . Certainly nothing profound, and even less that you said. I just don't seem to have time (or space in my head) right now to concoct anything *in depth*. ;-)
Re depressing vs sad: I agree with livrecache, in that the depressing ...
... was really fascinating, and strange. I've not journalled my thoughts yet, but I will.)
I'll have to read your thoughts on Man in the Dark , crimson-tide. I really liked it, but I didn't say anything profound.
How are you going with Shantaram, wookiebender?
This morning I finished the most excellent Man in the Dark . Next up will probably be A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini.
... I have another of the series on my shelf - The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood - so must dig that out sometime.
Now onto Man in the Dark by Paul Auster.
... by Joseph Boyden
A Mercy by Toni Morrison
Lush Life by Richard Price
Thought were Flawed but Liked:
Man in the Dark by Paul Auster
Thought were flawed and Did Not Like:
Telus from Cuba by Rachel Kushner
Story of a Marriage by Andrew Sean Greer
The Bel ...
... listed too), but I haven't applied for one as I have a delinquent unfiled review (ironically, for the last Paul Auster, Man in the Dark !) so suspect I haven't a hope of getting it as I am too late to satisfy The Algorithm. Sigh.
The Brooklyn Follies is a really good one, although it ...
#76 wookiebender, compared to the only other Auster book I've read, Man in the Dark is very straightforward, although not in a conventional sense: it's more interesting than that. But where he's coming from (technical term for the theme/s) is very apparent, whereas I spent a lot of time wondering ...
livrecache, I find Paul Auster's books puzzling, but compelling. I haven't got Man in the Dark yet, but I'm really looking forward to getting it.
Finished Deeds of the Disturber, with Amelia Peabody poking nefarious crims with her trusty parasol and trying to run a household which now ...
Just finished Man in the Dark by Paul Auster and I was very impressed. It's only the second of this author's wok that I've read, and I wasn't too engaged by that one (The Book of Illusions). But this one really enthralled me.
... I'd have said I don't care for books written as a series of letters, but this one works, for me at least.
Next up: Man in the Dark by Paul Aster
Man in the Dark by Paul Auster not my favorite Auster, but still good
Read Paul Auster's MAN IN THE DARK today.
Terrific concept but things go haywire with the novel about 3/4 of the way through when a story within the story abruptly peters out.
I'd give it 3 stars out of 5. Could have been a lot better.
... then there are three books the library has brought in for me waiting on the second shelf of the bookcase in our bedroom:
MAN IN THE DARK (Paul Auster)
THE SAVAGE DETECTIVES (Roberto Bolano)
CRIME (Irvine Welsh)
Think I'm not looking forward to those 3 beauties?
And then, of ...
Man in the Dark by Paul Auster; read last year
... that I have been meaning to read for the last few (5?!!) years.
I am sitting on several bookrings at present:
- Man in the dark by Paul Auster
- Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee
- The omnivore's dilemma by Michael Pollen
I am also trying to slog my way through Margaret Olley ...
Just arrived from Amazon:
Liver by Will Self
Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks
Man in the Dark by Paul Auster
The Olivetti Chronicles by John Peel
Gig by Simon Armitage
... toevsky
28. The Living End by Stanley Elkins 2 1/2 stars
29. The Tartar Steppe by Dino Buzzatti 3 stars
30. Man in the Dark by Auster 3 1/2 stars
31. Timbuktu by Auster 3 1/2 stars
32. Confessions of a Thug by Philip Meadows Taylor 3 1/2 stars
33. Sapphira and ...
131. On the Nature of Things by Lucretius 05/03/09
132. Man in the Dark by Paul Auster 05/03/09
133. King Lear by William Shakespeare 05/03/09
134. "The Call of Cthulhu/The Thing on the Doorstep" by H.P. Lovecraft 05/04/09
135. Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler 05/04/09
FILM: L ...
131. On the Nature of Things by Lucretius 05/03/09
132. Man in the Dark by Paul Auster 05/03/09
133. King Lear by William Shakespeare 05/03/09
... what you think. I have read two of Auster's novels now that I really enjoyed though; The Music of Chance and especially The Man in the Dark .
Billiejean, I loved Life of Pi. It is just brilliant.
Morphidae.....I too would like to thank you for this wonderful group!! Even though I am ...
... with Auster online from Stop Smiling magazine.
I really like his books, although I have to admit that I didn't enjoy Man in the Dark as much of some of the others.
The New York Trilogy was one of my favorite reads for March. Because I enjoyed it so much, I then read Man in the Dark and Timbuktu before the end of March, and am now a Paul Auster fan.
>75: another Auster fan! I got Man in the Dark as an ER (really made my day, had been a terrible week up until that profile comment :-)). He does have quite a consistent style, so if you liked Man in the Dark you'll probably like a lot of his other stuff (although with the contemporary Iraq ...
Man in the Dark by Paul Auster
This is my first foray into the world of Paul Auster, and I must say it was a pleasant foray as foray’s go. Man in the Dark was written in that seemingly new wave popular “no quotation” style that takes a minute to get used to but then becomes somewhat ...
I ended March with 2 short books by Paul Auster. I was intrigued by the alternate history aspect of Man in the Dark , his most recent work, in which several states secede from the union after the Supreme Court declared Bush the winner of the 2000 election. However the ending was abrupt, and I ...
Slight spoiler post* abw, I was really getting into the alternate history of Man in the Dark and blammo- it just ended. I do think Auster was playing one of his metafiction tricks. Let me hook the reader and then kill the story in one sentence. That'll teach them to get comfortable in my novel. Or ...
Man in the Dark by Paul Auster; read last year
kiwi--It's quite short, and The New York Trilogy is a much better book. I liked Man in the Dark because of the alternate history aspect, although that plot aspect was resolved abruptly, and somewhat unsatisfactorily.
Thanks for the link, abw.
I was quite disappointed with Man in the Dark , but having said that, I cannot remember why. I read it last year and my memory doesn't extend back past about 10 books!! I am a fan of his earlier work and do like his writing style, though.
Well, looks like it doesn't work here either. :(
Last 2 books for March:
30. Man in the Dark by Paul Auster (2008) 180 pp
This is Paul Auster's latest novel. In it, a retired critic with insomnia lies awake at night and tells himself stories. The story he tells is of a world in ...
... nknown
Walking The Dog
The Prairie Dog Prince by Nancy Tystad Koupal
Fur Person
Goodbye Darwin
Preordered Man In The Dark
Six books to look for while I'm at borders (in addition to whatever may catch my eye) with three books already possibilities for buying in April ...
I just started Man in the Dark by Paul Auster, so far it's very enjoyable. I'm still reading stories randomly out of The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel; I am completely in awe of her. For my non-fiction read I also started The Library at Night by Alberto Manguel, I LOVE books about ...
Man in the Dark by Paul Auster (read a few months ago)
... by Matthew Quick
13. A Few Seconds of Panic by Stefan Fatsis
14. The Yankee Years by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci
15. Man in the Dark by Paul Auster
16. The Shadow Within by Jenine Wilson
17. Santa Responds by Santa Claus
18. Always Looking Up by Michael J. Fox
19. Team Rodent ...
... Headhunter
26. A Box of Matches
27. The Insulted and the Injured
28. The Living End
29. The Tartar Steppe
30. Man in the Dark
31. Timbuktu
APRIL BOOKS
32. Confessions of a Thug
33. The Marrow of Tradition
34. Sapphira and the Slave Girl
35. The Sleepwalkers
... door Daniel Mendelsohn
* Datumloze dagen Jeroen Brouwers
* Het eerste weekend door Bernard Schlink
* Man in het duister door Paul Auster
* Klara zegt nee door Soazig Aaron
* Nachttrein naar Lissabon door Pascal Mercier
* De middagvrouw door Julia Fran ...
... and the Glory {3/4}, The Quiet American {3/13}, The Heart of the Matter {5/13}
5. Auster: Brooklyn Follies {1/29}, Man in the Dark {5/2}, Travels in Scriptorium {5/19}
6. Lethem: Motherless Brooklyn {3/3}, The Fortress of Solitude {4/11}, Gun, with Occasional Music {5/20}
7. Tu ...
Man in the Dark by Paul Auster (read 2008)
Nice mallingham!
... to me today! My two free books were an ER copy of The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett, and an Advance Word copy of Man in the Dark by Paul Auster from The New Yorker .
From Amazon.com came Healthcare, Guaranteed: A Simple, Secure Solution for America by Ezekiel Emanuel ...
Yes, LW3rd, it was interesting and I always need a non-fiction break after a run of fiction.
72. Man In The Dark by Paul Auster
If you are an Auster fan, I think you will be very disappointed with this slim novel, which really should be called a novella. The book is about a 70 ...
I don't know. You tell me.
Man in the Dark by Paul Auster
And what about breakfast tomorrow morning?
#132: coppers:
I just finished Man in the Dark myself -- and while it's not necessarily Auster's best work, it is a fascinating little gem of involuted storytelling.
I'm about half way through Paul Auster's new book Man in the Dark . Wow, what a wonderful story and such an interesting concept!
My tops for August are...
Man in the Dark by Paul Auster
The Making of a Philosopher by Colin McGinn
and a four-way tie for third: The Last Kingdom, The Pale Horseman, The Lords of the North, and Sword Song, all by Bernard Cornwell.
Taste: The Story of Britain Through its Cook ...
... Landscape of Love - Sally Beauman
53. Nevermore - Linda Newbery
54. Morality Tale - Sylvia Brownrigg
55. Man in the Dark - Paul Auster
56. The Secret Scripture - Sebastian Barry
... The Landscape of Love - Sally Beauman
53. Nevermore - Linda Newbery
54. Morality Tale - Sylvia Brownrigg
55. Man in the Dark - Paul Auster
56. The Secret Scripture - Sebastian Barry
100. Man In The Dark by Paul Auster - an early reviewer book, and I've posted my review accordingly. I was shocked by how bad this book was. The writing was so clunky it destroyed any enjoyment I might have got from the ...
... Gerard Donovan
Cruel Summer by Alyson Noel
Earth Inc. by Michael Bollen
Feather Man by Rhyll McMaster
Man in the Dark by Paul Auster
Pillage by Obert Skye
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The Queen of Sleepy Eye by Patti Hill
The Robe of Skulls ...
... Love Handles by Will Clarke
6. Astonishing Splashes of Colour by Clare Morrell
7. Man in the Dark A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon
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