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Mr. Peanut (2010)

by Adam Ross(Favorite Author)

3.26 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

030727070X (ISBN13: 9780307270702)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Knopf

review 1: The frontispiece of this book has a quote from Michiko Kakutani's review in the NY Times which raves that this novel is: "Dark, dazzling... the debut of an enormously talented writer." What is masked by those points of ellipsis is the phrase "and deeply flawed." Yes: deep, deep, deep flaws. Some really great writing here (a hike from hell set in Kauai is a standout) is spoiled by lots of meta-mindbending and passages of outright misogyny. But the author does get a few extra points for mentioning in passing two books that once upon a time were important to me: Italo Calvino's "Invisible Cities" and Piers Anthony's "Split Infinity," of all things.
review 2: Wow! I've read a lot of books over the years that I've held on to thinking that at some future date (y... moreears later) I may want to read it again. This is the first book I've ever read that I have wanted to read again right away. The plots twists, the characters each dealing with their own dark marriage issues, all revolving around a death that could have been murder or suicide. I was riveted - I want to read it again to see what I missed. less

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